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The co-operation we receive from Miss Watson,
the Superintendent of the District Nurses, is always
most cordial and helpful.
From the table on page 49 it is very interesting
to note the varied types of cases which the District
Nurses visit for the Borough Council.
Maternity Home.
The Fulham Borough Council Maternity Home'
is situated at 706, Fulham Road, S.W.6. It has ten
beds for patients, with an isolation ward containing
one bed.
The Home is intended primarily to help mothers
whose home circumstances are such that they are unable
to have privacy in their own homes. It meets the need
of women who are unable to arrange for proper supervision
during their first confinement and it is equally
an advantage that mothers w ho have large families
should have rest dining this trying period. It is unfortunate
that more of such mothers do not avail themselves
of the opportunities offered for institutional treatment.
Frequently the stumbling block is inability to make suitable
arrangements for the care of the other children,
but we often find that under persuasion these difficulties
can be met. For some reason or other the services of
Home Helps have not been used in Fulham to the extent
that they might be.
It seems to be still not quite understood that the
Maternity Home is not intended to be used as a Hospital,
and that there are no ante-natal beds.
The staff from the Maternity Home attend at the
Ante-Natal Clinics twice weekly and thus get practical
experience in ante-natal work. In addition, the mothers
get to know those who will be with them at their confinements.
We prepare trained nurses for the certificate
of the Central Midwives Board.