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In an Institution.
661 births occurred in registered nursing homes in this district.
284 births to mothers from outside districts, which occurred here took
place in nursing homes, 5 in private houses. Of these 661 confinements
275 were conducted by local practitioners.
Notifications were received of 966 births to Harrow mothers having
taken place outside the district. Of these 861 were from hospitals and
83 from nursing homes. Of the patients confined in hospital outside the
district 474 were delivered at Redhill County Hospital and 293 at Bushey
Maternity Hospital.
Of a total of 2,607 births, 1,288 occurred in the patient's own homes,
460 in local nursing homes and 885 in hospitals or homes outside the district.
Some 1,345 or 51 per cent., therefore, of the confinements took
place in institutions either inside or outside the district. During the
year one patient was admitted to London hospital under the Council's
arrangements.
POST-NATAL SERVICES.
Post-natal Examination.
93 women attended the clinic for post-natal examination, making
altogether 128 attendances.
Puerperal Infection,
(a) Consultant services: The consultant was not summoned to any
patients suffering from puerperal pyrexia.
(£>) Hospital services: Any cases of puerperal infection requiring
hospital treatment are removed to the London County Council Northwestern
Hospital. During the year 3 patients were removed.
(c) Home nursing: One patient suffering from puerperal infection
was nursed under the Council's arrangements by the staff of the local
District Nursing Association.
BIRTH CONTROL CLINIC.
Fortnightly sessions of this clinic were held throughout the year.
133 women, of whom 65 attended for the first time, made a total of
269 attendances.
In addition there were two cases to whom no advice was given
as there were no medical grounds justifying such action.
MIDWIVES ACTS, 1902-1926.
The number of midwives who, during the year, notified their intention
to practice in this district was 36. Of these 3 removed from the
district and discontinued practice, leaving 33 in practice at the end
of the year. Of the total number 21 were resident in the district and
carried on a domiciliary practice almost entirely limited to this area;
10 were engaged in local maternity homes, most of them entirely, though a
few also carrying on a very limited domiciliary practice; and 5 were
resident in adjoining areas but attended some cases in this district.
The number of births attended in the district by midwives who
gave notice of their intention to practice was 1,464. In 963 cases the