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
Lambeth 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Attendance by midwives:Confinements
Doctor not booked 2
Doctor booked 244
Number of hospital cases discharged to
midwife before tenth day 841
ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS
Number of Sessions held by
Medical Officers —
Midwives 89
Sessional General Practitioners 93
Number of women attending for ante-natal
examination 283
Number of women attending for post-natal
examination 25
Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes
Number of women attending
(a) Hospital booked 70
(b) Domiciliary booked 17
Total 87
Total number of attendances 528
MIDWIVES ACT 1951
The Council is the supervising authority for all midwives practising in the
Borough under the Midwives Act, 1951.
During the year 217 midwives notified the Council of their intention to
practise in the Borough;