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MATERNITY HOME.
During 1928, 481 women were admitted into the Home as
compared with 454 in 1927, 383 in 1926, 215 in 1925, 191 in 1924,
205 in 1923, 204 in 1922, 198 in 1921, 169 in 1920, and 139 in 1919.
The patients were admitted to the Home from the following
wards:—
North Hainault 89
Cranbrook 41
Park 70
Seven Kings 67
South Hainault 38
Loxford 52
Clementswood 60
Goodmayes 42
22 patients were admitted from outside the district on the
recommendation of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee.
The Committee decided in October that in future applications
be not considered from persons residing outside the Borough earlier
than four months prior to the expected confinement.
At the end of the year 156 cases were booked for future
admission to the Home.
The average number of patients in the Home per day during
1928 was 19.51, and the average length of stay of patients 14.80
days.
Of the 481 cases admitted during 1928, 471 were confined in
the Home, 3 cases were admitted for observation only, 1 was
admitted as a case of inevitable abortion, 1 was a miscarriage,
and in 5 cases the babies were born before arrival at the Home.
Of the 471 confinements, 38 women had engaged their own
doctor, 4 of these cases were, however, delivered by a midwife,
the doctor not being present at the birth. 433 were attended by
one of the midwives at the Home.