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Willesden 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table 1 Midwives Clinics

Table 1 Midwives Clinics

No. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal attendancesAverage attendance per session
19553095133,42011.1
19542894973,11610.8

Table: Table 2 Midwives—Administration of Gas and Air Analgesia

Table 2 Midwives—Administration of Gas and Air Analgesia

Domiciliary mid-wives employed directly by local health authorityDomiciliary mid-wives employed under Sec. 23 by voluntary organisations as agents of local health authorityTotal
Number of cases in which gas and air was administered by midwives in domiciliary practice during the vear:—
(a) When doctor was not present at delivery244-244
(b) When doctor was present at delivery49_49
Number of cases in which pethidine was administered in domiciliary practice duriner the year:-
(a) When doctor was not present at delivery78-78
(b) When doctor was present at delivery25-25
Totals: 1955 1954396 4043396 407

Table: Table 3 Domiciliary Births

Table 3 Domiciliary Births

Midwives employed by:Number of domiciliary deliveries attended and visits made by midwives in the areaInstitutional confinements discharged before 14th day attended by domiciliary midwivesDomiciliary cases where infant wholly breast fed at 14th day
Dr. not bookedDr. bookedNo. of visits made
Dr. present at deliveryDr. not present at deliveryDr. present at deliveryDr. not present at delivery
No. of casesNo. of visits
1. County Council7944617911,90847207295
2. Voluntary organisations under arrangements with L.H.A.__
Totals: 195532611,90847207295
195435810,1661481311

Table: Table 4 Medical Aid

Table 4 Medical Aid

19551954
(a) No. of domiciliary cases in which medical aid was summoned:—
(i) Where the medical practitioner had arranged to provide the patient with maternity medical services under the national health service6555
(ii) Others1935
(b) For cases in institutions--
Totals8490