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contribution from £300 to £600 a year as from
April 1st, 1921, but on submitting the proposal for the
sanction of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry pointed
out that this was a very large contribution to an Institution
of this class, and stated that in view of the very
urgent need of economy in all branches of expenditure
the proposed increase should be reconsidered. The
Ministry, however, intimated that they were prepared to
sanction a temporary increase in the present payment
to enable the Nursery Committee to deal with their
immediate financial difficulties. The Council thereupon
suggested to the Ministry that the proposed increase of
£300 should be sanctioned for one year only, and to this
the Ministry agreed.
Maternity Welfare.—Ante-Natal Clinic.—At the antenatal
clinic, held by the Assistant Medical Officer,
Dr. Thomson, 366 women were seen whose attendances
totalled 1,103. Owing to the increasing attendance
arrangements have recently been made for two antenatal
clinics to be held weekly.
Maternity Home, 706, Fulham Road.—The following
is a record of the cases admitted to the Council's Maternity
Home:—
1. Cases admitted 175
2. Average duration of stay 14 days.
3. Number of cases delivered by—
(a) Midwives 168
(b) Doctors 7
4. Number of cases notified as puerperal
cæmia none
5. Number of cases in which temperature was
above 100.4 for 24 hours none
6. Number of cases notified as ophthalmia
neonatorum, with results none
7. Number of cases of "inflammation of the
eyes," however slight 4
8. Number of infants not entirely breast fed
while in the institution none
9. Number of maternal deaths none
10. Number of foetal deaths (stillborn or within
ten days of birth) 4 stillbirth