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MATERNITY BEDS.
Three beds are reserved at Lambeth Hospital for necessitous expectant
mothers and during the year under review 4 mothers were admitted for
their confinement at a cost to the Council of £36 9s. 0d.
COMPENSATION TO MIDWIVES.
An arrangement has been made by the Council whereby compensation
at the rate of 10s. per case is paid to a midwife for the loss of a case (i.e.,
removal to Hospital) on the advice of the doctor at the Antenatal Clinic.
MATERNITY OUTFITS.
Thirty maternity outfits were supplied to expectant mothers at cost
price, or in necessitous cases free of charge at the Antenatal Clinics.
HOME HELPS.
A panel of selected women to act as Home Helps is kept in the Public
Health Department, and application should be made to the Medical
Officer of Health.
WOMEN'S COUNTRY HOLIDAY FUND.
The Council approved a scheme on 1st April, 1936, whereby nursing
mothers and children attending the Welfare Centres could be recommended
by the Medical Officer for convalescent treatment.
During the 9 months, 86 mothers and 97 children were sent away
at a cost of approximately £350.
CONSULTANTS.
The Council have a panel of two Obstetric Consultants who may be
called in by any general practitioner in any midwifery case which presents
difficulty or abnormality. Four consultations took place during the year
at a cost to the Council of £21.
DRIED AND LIQUID MILKS.
Milk is supplied to expectant and nursing mothers, and to child
under 3 years of age (in special circumstances 5 years).