Annual report : 1944.

  • Birkenhead Maternity Hospital. District Home and Infant Welfare Centre.
Date:
1944
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report : 1944. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    5/18 (page 5)
    ANNUAL REPORT, 1944 Before submitting the report for 1944, reference must be made to the death of Mrs. Beazley, by which the Hospital has lost one of its staunchest friends. Mrs. Beazley had been a member of the Committee for nearly fifty years and a Vice-President for 40 years, a length of service which has probably created a record ; she twice held office as Chairman of the Executive Committee and was always most generous with her time, talents and money : her loss is deeply felt. The volume of work done in 1944 has exceeded anything in the long history of the Hospital, and has necessitated the provision of more beds on the third floor. The title of Jackson Ward has been given to these quarters as a tribute to the devoted service of the President, Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Jackson over a long period. INTERN MATERNITY.—There were 622 patients admitted during the year as against 474 in 1943 an increase of 148 : of these 270 were first cases and 9 single girls. 8 patients gave birth to twins. The average length of stay was 13 days. BABY WARD.—Twenty babies were admitted during the year, the average duration of stay being 20.8 days. EXTERN MATERNITY.—It is satisfactory to be able to announce that the work on the District has considerably in- increased and thereby has removed the difficulty of providing a sufficient number of cases for the training of the pupils. The total number of mothers attended in their own homes was 87 compared with 57 in the previous year; visits paid by the District Sister amounted to 598 and those by pupils 1,460. CLINICS— ANTE-NATAL.—At the 102 sessions held the attendances reached 4,916 of which 750 were first visits ; this compares with a total of 3,483 attendances last year. POST-NATAL.—50 sessions were held during the year at which 371 attendances were made, of which 256 were first visits ; this shows an increase of 221 on 1943. BABY CLINIC.—As a corollary to the increased work in the Hospital and on the District these clinics were largely attended, the total attendances being 4,143 showing an increase of 1,078 on last year ; of these, first visits numbered 314 and re-visits 3,829 ; 51 sessions were held. TRAINING SCHOOL.—16 Pupils passed the Central Midwives Board’s examination, this represents 100 per cent, of the candidates who sat the examination.