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Contraction of pelvis. Previous difficult
forceps deliveries 1
Acute cystitis 1
Albuminuria and raised blood pressure.
Twins 1
History of Eclamptic fits at previous
confinement 1
Adherent placenta 1
Albuminuria and raised blood pressure 1
Raised blood pressure—twins 1
These facilities appear to have been an important factor
in reducing the number of maternal deaths occurring among
Wimbledon mothers during past years.
The cost of maintenance and treatment of the above
patients under this scheme amounted to £62 5s.lld., of which
£12 14s. 1d. was recovered from the relatives.
Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothers and
Infants.—There were eight hundred and five applications for
supplies of free milk under the Maternity and Child Welfare
Scheme from two hundred and eight families, compared with
seven hundred and seven applications from one hundred and
fifty-four families in the preceding year. Seven hundred and
twenty-one of the applications were granted, an increase of
eighty-nine on the figure for 1936.
The milk is granted on medical grounds and the circumstances
of each case are carefully considered by the SubCommittee
dealing with this question.
In 1937 the Council decided that the scale of family circumstances
should be interpreted more generously and that
milk should be available to expectant mothers at any stage of
pregnancy. Cod liver oil and malt was also to be supplied
where necessary for nursing and expectant mothers and
children below school age.
Dental Treatment.
Dental treatment is available for children under school
age and for nursing and expectant mothers. The Dental
Surgeon devotes one session a week at the Health Centre to
Maternity and Child Welfare cases. Ninety-three mothers
and eighty-six children under school age attended for treatment.
One hundred and fifty-eight general anaesthetics and
nineteen local anaesthetics were administered. Where
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