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while 3 who had not been examined upon their first
attendance have not been allocated.
An analysis of these cases shows: —
Full term confinements 10
Not yet confined 17
Left borough (result unknown) 1
The known confinements took place: —
At home 8
In institutions 2
BOROUGH MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
The Borough Midwife had 29 bookings carried
forward from 1930. During 1931 168 bookings were
received, of which 9 were subsequently cancelled. During
the year 170 mothers were attended, 120 by the Borough
Midwife and 50 by a private midwife acting as her
deputy. These figures include 2 unbooked cases in which
the Borough Midwife attended in emergency and which
were removed to hospital. Five booked cases were also
removed to hospital while in labour. In three cases
a doctor was engaged by, the patient as well as the
Borough Midwife. Of the mothers delivered, 18 were
primiparæ and 152 multiparæ. There were 28 expectant
mothers on the books at the end of the year.
The Borough Midwife or her deputy paid 1,887
visits in connection with her practice and 31 other
visits. She also conducts a regular weekly session
for ante-natal care of her patients.
It is gratifying to record that 54 of the mother's
delivered by the Borough Midwife during the year
had been previously attended by her, 40 on one previous
occasion, 13 of them on two previous occasions, and 1
on four occasions.
OBSTETRICAL CONSULTANTS.
The Council has a panel of five Obstetric