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Hackney 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Arrangements for the Investigation of Maternal Deaths and
cases of Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.—No alteration has
been necessary in the Council's arrangements as regards the investigation
of maternal deaths. A list of the obstetric specialists
available for consultation in cases of puerperal fever and puerperal
pyrexia is given on page 65.
Details of the use made of the Council's Consultant Obstetricians
in cases of puerperal pyrexia during the past year appear on
page 137 of this Report.
Consultants for Difficult Maternity Cases.—The Ministry of
Health has approved the arrangements proposed by this Council for
the calling in of Obstetric Specialists by medical practitioners in
cases of difficult labour.
During 1937 the services of an Obstetric Specialist were
required in two cases.

Table: Homes for Mothers, Infants and Homeless Children.—The following Institutions are subsidised by the London County Council, but not by the Borough Council, and afford, in most instances, accommodation for both married and unmarried mothers:-

Homes for Mothers, Infants and Homeless Children.—The following Institutions are subsidised by the London County Council, but not by the Borough Council, and afford, in most instances, accommodation for both married and unmarried mothers:-

Name and Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By whom provided.
Hope Lodge, 4, Clapton CommonHome for 23 mothers and 12 babiesSalvation Army.
Cotland, 9, Amhurst ParkHome for 27 mothers and 19 babiesSalvation Army.
Cotswold, 55, Downs RoadHome for 32 mothers and 22 babiesSalvation Army.
Lorne House I., 16, Rectory RoadHome for 10 mothers and 7 babiesSalvation Army.
Lorne House II., 126 & 128, Lower Clapton RoadHome for 24 mothers and 20 babiesSalvation Army.
Sapsworth House, 122 & 124, Lr. Clapton RoadHome for 28 mothers and 19 babiesSalvation Army.
Hostel for East End Mothers and Babies, 159, Richmond RoadHome for 8 mothers and 8 babiesChurch of England.
St. Mary's, 153, Stamford HillHome for 28 mothers and 40 babiesChurch of England.

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Home Helps.—Seventy-two applications were granted during
1937 for the assistance of a "home help" under the Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme. In the previous year 57 applications for
this facility were granted.
Nursing Assistance.—A description of the scheme in operation
in the Borough for professional nursing in the homes of sick persons
is set out on page 35 of this Report.
In order to facilitate reference, however, a table is given here
to show the extent to which the services of the nurses employed by
the Hackney District Nursing Association have been utilised during
the past year under the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare
Scheme:—