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The following is a record of the work done during
the year 1932:—
Cases admitted 186
Average duration of stay (days) 14
Number of cases notified as puerperal sepsis —
Number of cases notified as puerperal pyrexia —
Number of cases notified as ophthalmia
neonatorum —
Number of cases of infectious disease —
Number of infants not entirely breast-fed
while in Institution —
Number of maternal deaths —
Number of foetal deaths:—
Still-births 5
Within 14 days of birth 2
The minimum fee is £3 for the fortnight at the
Maternity Home and this is the normal duration of treatment.
The highest fee charged during 1932 was
£6:11:0 for the two weeks and the average fee charged
was £4:0:8. The net cost per patient week to the
Council for the financial year 1932-33 was £1 :13 :7.
Day Nursery.
The Fulliam Day Nursery is situated at Eridge
House, Fulham Park Road, S.W.G., and is under the
control of a Voluntary Committee. The Council makes
a grant of £626 per annum to the Day Nursery, in
addition to providing the services of myself and Dr. Park
as Medical Officers. The institution is visited by one
or other of us at least four times weekly.
. Children are admitted to the Nursery from six weeks
old to live years of age, and the mothers pay a small fee.
The Nursery is intended to receive the children of
mothers who must go out to work daily, and it is a great
advantage to such children to be under trained care instead
of being left to the mercy of kindly but often
ignorant neighbours.
In every case Matron receives a home report of the
circumstances of the child, and these reports made by
the Health Visitors are of great value to Matron and
myself.