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Three bags are available. These are kept at the
Hammersmith District Nursing Association, 10, Mall Road,
W.6.
Consultants.—The provision of the services of four
Consulting Obstetricians whose services are at the disposal
of general practitioners in cases of difficulty or abnormality,
was continued upon the following terms:—
(1) That the patient must be a resident of Hammersmith.
(2) The medical practitioners immediately notify the
Medical Officer of Health that they have called in
the services of the Consultants, giving the name
and address of the patient, date of call, the reason
and the result.
(3) The Borough Council pay the fees of the Consultant,
but where the financial position justifies it,
the patient will be asked to pay a portion or the
whole of the fee.
One consultant was called in during the year.
I have also been in touch with Sir Frederick Menzies,
the Chief Medical Officer for the London County Council,
and Professor Young, of the Post-Graduate Medical School
at Hammersmith Hospital, and suggested that the services
of the Hospital Staff shall be placed at the disposal of the
Midwives and Medical Practitioners in cases of emergency.
This proposal was sympathetically received, and it is
hoped to complete a scheme whereby this may be put into
operation.
Midwives.
The London County Council is the local Supervising
Authority and I am informed by the Chief Medical Officer
that 69 Midwives notified their intention to practice during
the year in this area.