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Midwives Acts, 1902-1956.
The Council is the Local Supervising Authority for the Midwives
Acts in Wimbledon.
There were seven practising midwives in Wimbledon at the end
of 1940, one of whom was resident outside the Borough.
One hundred and sixty-three confinements were attended by midwives
and twenty-five by maternity nurses.
Medical Aid forms were received in seventy-five instances.
The total fees paid to doctors by the Corporation during the
year under Section 14- (1) of the Midwives Act, 1913, amounted to
£101. lbs. 6d. The amount recovered from the patients' relatives
was £44. 5s. 9d.
Public Health -Act, 1956 (Child Life Protection); Children
and Young Persons Act, .1932; Children Act, 1908 (Part 1).The
following figures relate" to the administration of the above
Acts in Wimbledon during 1940.
(i) Number of foster-mothers on the Register -
(a) At the beginning of the year 24
(b) At the end of the year 21
(ii) Number of children on the Register -
(a) At the beginning of the year 56
(b) At the end of the year 40
(c) Who died during the year -
(d) On whom inquests were held
during the year -
Every foster-child was visited regularly. In all, one hundred
and forty-two visits were made to the homes of foster-mothers.
Treatment Facilities.- The Minor Ailment, Ophthalmic,
Orthopaedic and Aural Clinics remained open throughout the year.
Facilities for the operative treatment of tonsils and adenoids
remained available through the usual channels.

Maternal Mortality.
There was one maternal death amongst Wimbledon mothers in 1940.
This occurred in a hospital outside the district and was due to
general peritonitis and septic abortion.
During 1939 one maternal death occurred.
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