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(d) Forinfant 5 1 Dangerous feebleness 3
I Inflammation of eyes 2
The 113 eases attended were in the following wards:—North
Hainault, 49; Cranbrook, 5; Park, 12; Seven Kings, 17; South
Hainault, 6; Loxford, 8; Clementswood, 12; Goodmayes, 4.
Of the infants born there was 1 stillbirth of a macerated foetus;
one died 9 hours after birth from asphyxia and prematurity, and
one died 45 minutes after birth from asphyxia neonatorum.
Twenty-five cases who applied for the services of the District
Midwife had to be refused, owing to her services being already
booked.
Extensions of Maternity Home.
The original extensions to the Maternity Home as mentioned
in my last report have been modified, and now provide for an antenatal
clinic, a surgical ward block, new laundry, and extension to
the nurses' home.
Plans are at present under consideration.