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Ilford 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(d) 2 paid a fee of 10s. Od. per week, and 1 a fee of 15s. per week for the
maintenance of babies in the Home apart from their mothers.
The work of training Pupil Midwives has continued in a satisfactory
manner; 6 who were engaged during the year were successful
in passing the examination of the Central Midwives Board.
Maternity Cases— Queen Mary's Hospital.
There has been an arrangement since July, 1923, with the
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, for the treatment of Maternity
cases requiring operative or other treatment which cannot be carried
out in the Ilford Maternity Home, and cases which require admission
to a Maternity Home and cannot be dealt with at our own institution,
the agreed charge being 7s. per day.
No cases were, however, treated under this arrangement
during 1930.
District Midwife.
During 1930, the District Midwife attended 113 cases ; of these 14 were delivered by doctors and 91 by herself ; 8 were born before arrival of either doctor or midwife ; a doctor was called in, however, in 33 of the 99 cases delivered by the District Midwife, for the following causes:-
| (a) Ante-Natal | 4 | Albuminuria 3 |
| General condition 1 | ||
| (6) During labour | 15 | Foetal distress 1 |
| Secondary uterine inertia 1 | ||
| Rigidity of soft parts 1 | ||
| Persistent occipito posterior 2 | ||
| Shoulder presentation 1 | ||
| Brow presentation 1 | ||
| Face presentation 1 | ||
| Extended breech 1 | ||
| Prolonged labour 5 | ||
| General condition 1 | ||
| 9 | Ruptured perineum 5 | |
| Rise of temperature | ||
| Varicose vein 2 |