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Cases booked Cases not booked
(i) Domiciliary Deliveries with a doctor with a doctor
Attended by: Council's midwives 17 ( 31) Nil ( 2)
Hospital Midwives Nil (9) Nil ( 1)
17 ( 40) Nil ( 3)
(ii) Early Discharges Planned Not Planned
Nursed by: Council's midwives 125 ( 94) 159 (93)
Hospital midwives 10 ( 11) 4(2)
135 (105) 163 (95)
(iii) General Practitioner Maternity Unit
Confinements attended by Council's midwives 29 (50)
Number in which doctor was present 26 (46)
Guthrie Tests
During the year midwives obtained 345 specimens of blood from babies for the
Guthrie test. These visits are made either when the baby is delivered at home, is discharged
from hospital before the test is due at 6 days, or when the first test is inadequate. Four cases
of raised phenylketonuria levels were found, but on re-test were deemed normal.
Training of Pupil Midwives
Eight pupil midwives from St. Mary's Hospital, Harrow Road, completed their
domiciliary training with the Council's midwives.
Twenty-eight student nurses undertaking the three month obstetric course during
general training at St. Stephen's Hospital made visits with the midwives.
Discussions were held to implement the new one-year combined midwifery course as
recommended by the Central Midwives Board.
Midwives Act, 1951
The Council are the local supervisory authority for the purposes of the Midwives
Act, 1951, and have a duty to inspect and supervise all midwives practising in the area.
Notifications received from midwives of
intention to practise 84 (88)
Refresher courses attended by midwives
in accordance with Section 9 of the
Rules of the Central Midwives Board 5 (12)
Home Nursing
This service continued to be provided on an agency basis by the Kensington District
Nursing Association for the whole borough. The Council reimbursed the Association to the
extent of 93% of net approved expenditure.