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1 child was treated free during the past year.
A letter dated the 1st December, 1921, was received from the
Ministry of Health, sanctioning an annual expenditure of £30 for
children under the age of 5 years recommended by the Medical
Officer of Health for operative treatment for enlarged tonsils and
adenoids, and for whom free treatment, or treatment at a reduced
charge, is granted.
The demand on the accommodation at the Maternity Home
has not diminished during the year.
During 1923, 205 women were admitted into the Home as
compared with 204 in 1922, 198 in 1921, 169 in 1920, and 139
in 1919.
In February the Committee decided in future to strictly limit
the number of bookings to 18 in any one month, owing to the
congested state in which the Home was frequently placed.
At the end of the year 40 cases were booked for future
admission to the Home.
The patients were admitted to the Home from the following
wards:—
Cranbrook 21
Park 38
Seven Kings 33
North Hainault 18
Loxford 32
Clementswood 36
South Hainault 27
One woman died in the Home. She was an emergency case
admitted at the request of one of the local doctors, and was
suffering from advanced kidney disease which resulted in a fatal
issue 22 hours after admission.
MATERNITY HOME.