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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table shows the cases attended during 1939.
| 1939 | 1938. | |
|---|---|---|
| MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES. | ||
| Cases attended as Midwives | 658 | 482 |
| Cases attended as Maternity Nurses | 210 | 197 |
| PRIVATE MIDWIVES. | ||
| Cases attended as Midwives | 38 | 97 |
| Cases attended as Maternity Nurses | 58 | 60 |
NOTIFICATIONS.
In accordance with the rules of the Central Midwives Board, the following notifications were received from Midwives:—
| 1939. | 1938. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sending for Medical Aid | 219 | 150 |
| Still Births | 7 | 3 |
| Laying-out of the Dead | 6 | 6 |
| Artificial Feeding | 9 | 5 |
| Liability to be a source of Infection | 4 | 10 |
The notifications in connection with Medical Aid can be classified
as follows:—
During Pregnancy 9
During Labour 144
During Lying-in Period 26
Infant 40
HELP WITH COST OF MIDWIVES' FEE.
During the year 73 cases were helped with the cost of their
Midwife's fee, compared with 21 in 1938.
OBSTETRIC SPECIALIST.
The Obstetric Specialist at the North Middlesex County Hospital
was called in by the Enfield Practitioners in two cases of difficult
labour.
HOME HELPS.
During the year Home Helps were supplied in 160 cases.