London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Tottenham 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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TABLE 6

Table: Maternity cases attended by County Council Domiciliary Midwives:-

Maternity cases attended by County Council Domiciliary Midwives:-

195219511950
As Midwife496589708
As Maternity Nurse Totals5971154
555660862

Table: Administration of Gas and Air Analgesia by County Council Domiciliary Midwives:-

Administration of Gas and Air Analgesia by County Council Domiciliary Midwives:-

195219511950
As Midwife 360368352
As Maternity Nurse 363089
Totals 396398441

Table: Medical Aid:-

Medical Aid:-

195219511950
(a) No. of domiciliary cases in which medical aid was summoned;
(i) where the medical practitioner had arranged to provide the patient with maternity medical services under the National Health Service341224
(ii) Others100166162
(b) For cases in institutions11135
Totals145191191

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HEALTH VISITING (SECTION 24)
Each health visitor is attached to a maternity and child
welfare centre in the area which is near to the district which she
covers for home visiting. By this means each mother associates
the health visitor with the ante-natal, infant welfare, school
health and other special clinics which are held in the centre
near to her home. This arrangement makes for accessibility, ease
of approach and confidence in continuity on both sides when visit
ing, advice or assistance are required.
Apart from home visiting and clinic duties health visitors
have been engaged on completing questionnaires for special investigations
for such bodies as the Ministry of Health, the
Medical Research Council, the National Birthday Trust and the