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The Maternity Home is approved by the Central Midvvives Board for the
purpose of providing instruction in the essentials of obstetric analgesia and in
the use of a recognised apparatus such as that provided at the Home. 19 of
the staff including 18 pupil midvvives qualified for the certificate during 1947.
With the approval of the Central Midvvives Board arrangements were
completed in the latter part of the year for the District Midvvives who had not
obtained the certificate to receive instruction in the administration of gas and
air analgesia, so that when qualified, patients having their confinement at
home could have the advantage of the service. In this connection four portable
Minnitt Gas-Air machines have been purchased, which are kept at the
Ambulance Depot in Clarks Road, llford, and will be transported to the homes
of the patients by ambulance on request of the midwife engaged for the
confinement.
Other Maternity Hospitals.—Arrangements were made for the admission
of maternity cases to the following hospitals during 1947, for which the
Council were responsible for the cost of maintenance :—
No. of Fees payable
Cases. per day.
s. d.
(a) Oldchurch County Hospital, Romford 3 15 8
Although the Essex County Council ceased to
book any maternity cases from llford at the
end of June, 1944, the cases mentioned
were admitted there as an emergency
measure.
{b) East End Maternity Hospital, Commercial
Road, E.l ..." 70 16 0
(c) Essex County Hospital, Wanstead 17 15 4
(d) Pembury Hospital, nr. Tunbridge Wells ... 1 16 6
(e) Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford ... 3 10 0
Emergency Maternity Homes.—The arrangements for the admission of
patients to ante-natal hostels or billets and emergency maternity homes, as
outlined in my Report for 1945 continued during the year. The Minister of
Health, however, again raised the charge for maintenance from 15/- per day
to 17 - per day for cases leaving London after 1st April 1947.
771 patients provisionally registered for- evacuation to these Homes for
their confinement expected during the year, but only 242 went away. Of the
other 529 patients, 46 subsequently engaged the Council's District Midwives
for confinement at home, 14 had a miscarriage, 10 booked for admission to
private Nursing Homes, 221 were admitted to other Homes or Hospitals and
238 cancelled the arrangements.
367 of these patients attended the Council's Ante-Natal Clinic making a
total of 1,960 attendances during the year. These figures are included in the
table of attendances at the Ante-Natal Clinics.
1 he arrangement for the admission of patients to various London
Hospitals through the Voluntary Hospital's Emergency Bed Service as mentioned
in my Report for 1946 continued during the year and the following
table shows the number of cases admitted:-
City of London Maternity Hospital 4
East End Maternity Hospital 1
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital 1
General Lying-in Hospital, York Road, S.E. 1
German Hospital, Dalston 5
Plaistow Maternity Hospital 1
Princess Beatrice Hospital, Earls Court 1
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford 4
Queen Mary's Maternity Home, Hampstead 4
Salvation Army Mother's Hospital, Clapton 12
Westminster Hospital 1
Total 35