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London County Council 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Blind Persons Act, 1920.
The following table contains particulars of applicants for registration or training under the provisions of the Blind Persons Act, 1920 :—
| Description | Registration of the blind | Training of the blind | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| — | — | ||||
| — | — | — | |||
| — | — | ||||
| _ | _ | ||||
| — | — | ||||
Blind
persons.
* Included in (1) above.
Midwives Acts, 1902 to 1926, Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927, and Maternity
and Child Welfare Contribution Schemes.
The Midwives Acts, 1902-1926, and the Rules of the Central Midwives Board Midwives.
regulating the practice of midwives provide for :—
(a) Prevention of the practice of midwifery by unauthorised persons.
(b) Training of midwives. (The Council's scheme of training includes,
apart from the full training provided in certain of the hospitals,
(i) lectures to pupil midwives in London on the Rules of the Board, etc.,
and on venereal diseases to certain of them ;
(ii) post-certificate lectures to certified midwives ;
(iii) grants for special instruction of midwives and midwife-teachers.)
(c) Supervision of the practice of midwives.
(d) Suspension of midwives from practice on grounds of the possibility
of spreading infection, and compensation for loss of practice resulting from
such suspension.
(e) Payment of fees to doctors called by midwives to attend patients in
cases of abnormality or emergency.
(/) Payment of proportion of the annual deficit incurred by Central Midwives
Board.
The twelfth edition of the rules in section E (regulating, supervising, and
restricting within due limits, the practice of midwives) of the Rules of the Central
Midwives Board came into force on 1st October, 1935.
Certified midwives to the number of 974 gave notice of intention to practise
within the county during the year, compared with 904 in 1934. Practising midwives,
other than those who work entirely under medical supervision in hospitals approved
by the Central Midwives Board are subject to inspection by the Council's inspectors
of midwives with a view to ensuring that a proper standard of efficiency is maintained.
The work of inspection is carried out by four women assistant medical officers, who
supervise the work of the midwives generally, give advice in regard to any difficulties
that may arise in connection with their work and pay special visits where cases of a
septic nature or persistent high temperature, inflammation of the eyes or blisters on
the child occur ; 2,590 visits were paid this year compared with 2,421 in 1934.