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Midwives Acts, 1902-1936.
The Council is the Local Supervising Authority for the Midwives
Acts in Wimbledon.
There were six practising midwives in Wimbledon at the end
of 1945, one of whom was resident outside the Borough.
One hundred and forty three confinements were attended by
midwives and twenty by maternity nurses.
Medical Aid forms were received in one hundred and nine
instances.
The total fees paid to doctors by the Corporation during the
year under Section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act, 1918, amounted to
£128 9s. 6d. The amount recovered from the patients' relatives
was £88 17s. 8d.
Public Health Act. 1936.—Child Life Protection.
The following figures relate to the administration of the above
Act in Wimbledon during 1945:—
(i) Number of foster-mothers on the Register—
(a) At the beginning of the year 11
(b) At the end of the year 18
(ii) Number of children on the Register—
(a) At the beginning of the year 17
(b) At the end of the year 56
(c) Who died during the year —
(d) On whom inquests were held during the year —
Every foster-child was visited regularly. In all, three hundred
and twenty seven 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 operative treatment of tonsils and adenoids remained
available through the usual channels.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—The following table shows that nine
cases of Oohthalmia Neonatorum were notified.
In no case did any impairment of vision occur.