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Ante-natal Clinics.
Ante-natal clinics are held at the following places:
Cavendish Road, West Centre.—Sessions are held on the first
Tuesday of each month. The total attendances of expectant mothers
was 205, the number of mothers attending being 89.
Meopham Road.—Sessions are held on the second Tuesday of
each month. The total attendances of expectant mothers was 128,
the number of mothers attending being 50.
No doctor's cases are examined at the ante-natal clinics unless
the doctor expressly wishes it. Midwives are encouraged to attend
the clinics with their patients, and the midwife is notified when one
of her patients attends the clinic for the first time and a summary of
the ante-natal examination sent to her.
36.4 per cent. of the mothers of children born during the year
attended the ante-natal clinics (including Woodlands Maternity Home
clinic).
WOODLANDS MATERNITY HOME.
The Woodlands Maternity Home, Devonshire Road, Collier's
Wood, was established by the Council in 1924.
During the year several improvements have taken place. A new
Terrazzo floor has been put down in the labour ward, surgeons'
basins have been installed in the wards on the ground floor, and a
new high pressure steriliser has been purchased. The interior of the
Home has also been redecorated.
Staff.
The staff consists of a matron, two sisters, two staff nurses and
three pupil midwives. All the staff are State registered nurses and,
with the exceiition of the pupil midwives, hold the certificate of the
Central Midwives Board.
Home.
The Home can accommodate 15 patients at a time, but bookings
are limited to 26 patients per month.