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eleven were primiparœ and twenty-nine multiparœ.
Thirty-six were first attendances. There were in addition
thirteen Post-Natal cases; the number of attendances
being twenty-one.
Several of the mothers were found to require special
treatment. Seven were referred to the Ophthalmic
Department of the Royal Hospital, Richmond, and one
to the Tuberculosis Clinic. Two mothers obtained
dentures through the Ivory Cross Society. In two cases
the mother's private doctor was communicated with, and
in seven others the midwife.
The importance of a little time of rest for some of the
expectant mothers is a matter that requires attention. A
little respite from the work-a-day routine in health-giving
surroundings, before the baby comes, would be most
beneficial in many cases. There is a little difficulty,
however, in finding Convalescent Homes which will take
expectant mothers, but) the advantage to the future child,
as well as to the mother, if such an arrangement were
possible, is obvious.