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Fulham Babies Hospital, Lindsay House, Broomhouse
Road.—The following is a summary of the work
of the hospital during 1920:—
In hospital, January 1st, 1920 11
Numbers of Babies admitted 154
Average duration of stay 28 days.
Number of cases discharged:—
(a) In good health 97
(b) Improved 19
(c) No improvement 8
(d) On account of the development of infectious
disease 16
Number of deaths 12
In hospital, December 31st, 192013
The cases discharged on account of infectious disease
were:—
Seven cases of measles, which developed after the
admission of a case of broncho-pneumonia from the
environment of measles.
Eight cases in which the diphtheria bacillus was
found in the nasal secretion, though only one showed
clinical symptoms.
One case of whooping cough.
Three cases were removed to the West London Hospital
for operation, who died in that hospital.
One ward was reserved during the last fortnight of
August and the whole of September for cases of
epidemic diarrhoea. Seventeen cases were admitted,
and there were three deaths.
The use made of the Babies' Hospital has hardly
fulfilled expectations, as the average daily number in
the hospital was only 12, or less than two-thirds of the
capacity of the hospital, which, with the child populaof
Fulham, should be kept full. But little use has
been made of the hospital by the majority of local
doctors, although they have been written to more than
once on the matter. The hospital is well equipped,
but the provision of a roof over part of the verandah,
in order that children could have permanent openair
treatment, is desirable.