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 East Ham]
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TABLE 17—continued.
Domiciliary Cases | Cases in Institutions | Totals | ||
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2. Number of cases in the area of the Local Supervising Authority attended during the year by midwives: | ||||
(a) Employed by the Council | As Midwives | 139 | — | 139 |
As Maternity Nurses | 35 | — | 35 | |
(b) Employed by other Welfare Councils: | ||||
(i) under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1936:— | As Midwives | — | — | — |
As Maternity Nurses | — | — | — | |
(ii) others | As Midwives | — | — | — |
As Maternity Nurses | — | — | — | |
(c) Employed by Voluntary Associations: | ||||
(i) under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1936:— | As Midwives | 355 | 285 | 640 |
As Maternity Nurses | 182 | — | 182 | |
(ii) others | ||||
(d) In private practice | As Midwives | 196 | 2 | 198 |
As Maternity Nurses | 45 | 23 | 68 | |
Totals | As Midwives | 690 | 287 | 977 |
As Maternity Nurses | 262 | 23 | 285 |