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 16.
Domiciliary Midwives | Midwives in Institutions | Totals | |
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Total number of Midwives practising at the end of the year in the area of the Local Supervising Authority :— (a) Employed by the Local Supervising Authority | 5 | — | 3 |
(b) Normally employed by other Local Supervising Authorities but temporarily working in the area | — | — | — |
(c) Employed by other Welfare Councils :— (i) Under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives' Act, 1936 | — | — | — |
(ii) Others | — | — | — |
(d!) Employed by Voluntary Associations :— (i) Under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives' Act, 1936 | 14 | — | 14 |
(ii) Others | — | 9† | 9† |
(e) In private practice | 3 | — | 3 |
T otals | 20 | 9 | 28 |
Number of cases in the area of the Local Supervising Authority attended during the year by Midwives :— (a) Employed by the Council :— As Midwives | 172 | — | 172 |
As Maternity Nurses | 14 | — | 14 |
— | — | ||
As Maternity Nurses | — | — | — |
— | — | — | |
As Maternity Nurses | — | — | — |
(ii) Others As Midwives | — | — | — |
As Maternity Nurses | — | — | — |
165 | — | 165 | |
As Maternity Nurses | 5 | — | 5 |
(ii) Others :— As Midwives | — | 325 | 325 |
As Maternity Nurses | — | 44 | 44' |
(e) In Private Practice :— As midwives | 65 | — | 65 |
As Maternity Nurses | 12 | — | 12 |
TOTALS :— | |||
As Midwives | 402 | 325 | 727 |
As Maternity Nurses | 31 | 44 | 75 |
tEmployed by Voluntary Hospital (East Ham Memorial).