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(2) War Memorial Hospital. There is a small maternity
section of seven beds at this hospital and similar arrangements
have been made with the Managers whereby sufficient accommodation
for 66 confinements per annum is reserved for cases
sent by the Medical Officer of Health. The fees payable by
the patients are exactly the same as in the case of admissions
to the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies. Since the
hospital opened on the 5th March, 53 cases have been admitted
under the Council's scheme. In addition to these ordinary
beds the hospital authorities have undertaken to receive such
maternity cases as require ante-natal or other emergency
treatment, reserving for this purpose the bed accommodation
equivalent to 18 weeks' treatment per annum. During the
period the hospital was open two ante-natal cases and one
emergency case were admitted. The fees payable per annum
to the hospital for the reservation of these beds amount to
£687 10s., and 9s. Od. per day is payable for each day of
approved ante-natal treatment. The actual cost for the ten
months was £578 2s. 6d. for maternity beds, and £28 1s. Od.
for ante-natal beds, but from this remains to be deducted the
fees paid by patients amounting to £205 l1s. Od. The net
cost to the Council was £400 12s. 6d. I am indebted to Mr.
E. Radford, J.P., the Secretary-Superintendent of the Hospital
for the following information, which shows, statistically, the
number of cases dealt with by the maternity section during
the period.
Mothers admitted
(a) for confinement 91
(b) for ante-natal or emergency
treatment 3
Children born 87
Maternal deaths 1
Infant deaths 5