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Maternal Mortality.
There were three deaths resulting from pregnancy and
childbirth giving a maternal mortality rate of 1.89 per 1,000
births.
Infant Mortality.
The. causes of death of the 70 children who died before
attaining the age of one year were:-
Gastro-Enteritis & Diarrhoea 4
Premature Birth, Debility & Marasmus 17
Bronchitis and Pneumonia. 12
Congenital Malformations 13
Atelectasis 3
Injury by birth. 6
Digestive diseases 3
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis 4
Whooping Cough 2
Chronic constipation. 1
Enemy action 5
The Infant Mortality Rate was 45 per 1,000 births, which
is the lowest rate in the history of the Borough.
Nursing in the Home. The Fulham District Nursing Association
has continued to carry out this work on behalf of the Council
and during the year paid 5,8l8 visits to 573 cases.
Clinic and Treatment Centres The Dispensary and Ultra Violet
Light Clinics were open throughout the year. The Infant Welfare
Clinics at Wandsworth Bridge Road and Greyhound Road were reopened
in March and April respectively. At the end of April
the Parson's Green Clinic was re-opened for Antenatal sessions
and Eridge house used for Infant sessions only. In November
a new Clinic was opened in North Fulham at Burne Jones House,
both Antenatal and Infant sessions being held.
Hospitals. (a) General. The Fulham Hospital continued to
function throughout the year.
(b) Children. The Babies' Hospital was partially
re-opened on 30th March.
(c) Infectious Diseases. The Western Hospital
continued to function as a Casualty Hospital and
Infectious Disease Hospital,
Ultra Violet Light Clinic. This Clinic re-opened at the end
of 1939 and during 1940, 7,638 attendances were made.
Babies' Hospital. The number of cases admitted to the hospital
from its opening on 30th March until the end of the year was
55• One child died in the Hospital owing to Bronchopneumonia.
Maternity and Child Welfare. The number of attendances at the
Infant Welfare Centres of children under one year was 10,748
and of children aged one to five years 5671. The number of
attendances at the Ante-natal clinics was 4,227.
Health Visitors, The total number of visits paid by the Health
Visitors was 23,495.
Infant Life Protection. At the end of the year there were only
27 children on the Register, about one quarter of the usual
number.
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