Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table shows the cases attended during 1941 and 1940.
1941. | 1940. | |
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MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES. | ||
Cases attended as Midwives | 610 | 661 |
Cases attended as Maternity Nurses | 177 | 230 |
PRIVATE MIDWIVES | ||
Cases attended as Midwives | 23 | 32 |
C.ises attended as Maternity Nurses | 1 | 51 |
NOTIFICATIONS.
In accordance with the rules of the Central Midwives Board, the following notifications were received from Midwives :—
1941 | 1940 | |
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Sending for Medical Aid | 169 | 173 |
Still Births | 1 | 5 |
Laying out of the Dead | 1 | |
Artificial Feeding | 5 | 2 |
Liability to be a source of infection | 6 | 5 |
The notifications in connection with Medical Aid can be classified as follows :—
During Pregnancy | 11 |
During Labour | 112 |
During Lying-in Period | 14 |
Infant | 32 |
HELP WITH COST OF MIDWIVES FEE.
During the year 83 cases were helped with the cost of their
Midwife's fee, compared with 75 in 1940.
OBSTETRIC SPECIALIST.
In two cases the Obstetric Specialist at the North Middlesex
County Hospital was called in by Enfield Practitioners, for assistance
in difficult midwifery cases.
HOME HELPS.
During the year Home Helps were supplied in 46 cases.