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45
Cases delivered by—
Borough Midwife 77
Deputy 19
96
(of these 8 were primiparse, and 88 multiparae).
Cases removed in labour to hospital
by Borough Midwife 4
Cases entering hospital on own account 3
Removed from Borough 1
Cases on books at end of year 24
128
The Borough Midwife and her deputy paid 1,115
visits in connection with her practice. She also
conducts a regular weekly session for ante-natal care
of her patients.
It is gratifying to record that 31 of the mothers
delivered by the Borough Midwife during the year
had been previously attended by her, 18 on one previous
occasion, 5 of them on two previous occasions, 5 on
three occasions, and 3 on four occasions.
OBSTETRICAL CONSULTANTS.
The Council has a panel of five Obstetric
Consultants, who may be called in by any general
practitioner in any midwifery case which presents
difficulty or abnormality. No consultation took place
during the year.
HOME HELPS.
At the end of the year, there were 12 Home Helps
on the panel, with 2 other women acting occasionally
as relief helps. During the year, there were 147
applications for Home Helps, as compared with 206
in 1933, 250 in 1932, 275 in 1931, 165 in 1930, and 65
in 1929. In 68 cases the mother paid a contribution
for the services rendered.