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Puerperal Fever and 17 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were removed to
hospital. 2 cases were nursed at home, nursing facilities being supplied
by the Council in both cases. Consultation with a Borough specialist
was sought in 1 instance.
One mother lost her life as a result of Puerperal Fever, which gives
the low mortality figure of 0.43 per 1,000 births (live and still).
This is an extremely satisfactory figure, and indicates the high
degree of skill displayed by those responsible for the treatment of these
infections.
INFANT MORTALITY.
The infant death rate of 59 is an improvement on the previous year,
and the lowest in the history of the Borough, with the exception of 1930,
when the rate was 57. This decrease is due to several causes, chief of
which is the greater activity and improvements in the schemes of the
maternity and child welfare Authority.
SKILLED NURSING.
During the year 25 mothers, who were unable to afford both doctor
and a nurse, and who were confined at home, received skilled nursing by
fully-trained qualified nurse-midwives, at a cost to the Council of
£24 3s. 0d.
HOME NURSING.
The Council have made arrangements with the Benson Nursing
Association, and the Catholic Nursing Home, for the home nursing of
children under 5 years of age, suffering from pneumonia, bronchitis,
whooping cough, measles, diarrhoea, etc.
During the past year 303 sick children have been nursed under this
arrangement.
TODDLERS' CLINICS.
During the year 8 toddlers' sessions were held at St. George's Infant
Welfare Centre and 236 toddlers were seen by the Medical Officer in charge.
She reports that 80 to 85 per cent. of the children were normally
developed for their age, the remainder having definite cause for backwardness
which should respond to treatment.