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admitted included :—enlarged tonsils and adenoids, phimosis, hernia, injury, pyloric
stenosis, hare lip, abscess, fracture, etc., and those admitted for medical treatment
included children suffering from prematurity, malnutrition, pneumonia, bronchitis,
diarrhoea, vomiting, enuresis, dermatitis, etc. Some children were admitted for
observation.
Institutional Midwifery.—(1) British Hospital for Mothers and Babies.—
There are 44 beds in this hospital, and I am informed by Miss Gregory, the Secretary
of the Hospital, that 842 babies were born during the year, and 165 mothers were
admitted for ante-natal or emergency treatment. At the ante-natal clinics in
connection with this hospital, 9,525 attendances were made, and at the infant clinics,
3,070 attendances. In addition there were 180 extern cases. The number of
mothers admitted under the Council's scheme was 139, the nett cost to the Council
being £955 18s. 6d.
(2) War Memorial Hospital.—There are 8 maternity beds in this general hospital,
and I am indebted to Mr. R. S. G. Hutchings, the Secretary, for the following information
regarding the admissions to the maternity unit during the year. The number
of children born in the hospital was 211, and 34 mothers were admitted for antenatal
or emergency treatment. The number of attendances at the ante-natal clinics
was 1,811. The number of mothers admitted under the Council's scheme was 70,
the nett cost to the Council being £439 19s. Od.
Ante-Natal Treatment and Emergencies.—The number of cases admitted
for ante-natal or emergency treatment under the Council's scheme was 6. The
reasons for admission were —Albuminuria, 2 ; Pyelitis, 2 ; Rheumatoid Arthritis,
1 ; Toxaemia of Pregnancy, 1.
Convalescent Home Treatment for Children under 5 Years of Age.—
The necessary arrangements for this are made by the Woolwich Invalid Children's
Aid Association, to whom the Council give grants-in-aid for this purpose. During the
year, such grants were made in respect of 70 children, the total cost of whose convalescent
treatment amounted to £490 9s. 3d. The Council's grants amounted to
£200. The children were sent away for periods varying from 4 to 16 weeks, and
payment was only made in respect of children sent to homes approved by the Medical
Officer of Health.
Convalescent Home Treatment for Expectant and Nursing Mothers.—
In June, 1931, the Council decided to make provision under their maternity and
child welfare scheme for the convalescent treatment of expectant and nursing mothers.
The scheme includes payment of railway fares where necessary. It was resolved also
to recover some of the cost from patients after consideration of each case on its merits.
During the year 3 mothers were so admitted to convalescent homes.
Supply of Milk, etc., to Necessitous Mothers and Children.—Under
the provisions of the Maternity and Child Welfare Act, 1918, milk, etc., is provided by