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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
City of Westminster 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TABLE 37.—Domiciliary Midwifery
| Domiciliary Midwives employed by | Administrative and Supervisory Staff | Domiciliary Midwives | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole-time | Part-time | Whole-time equivalent of (2) | Whole-time | Part-time | Whole-time equivalent of (5) | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
| City Council | — | 1 | .33 | 5 | 1 | .5 |
| Hospital Management Committee or Board of Governors | 3 | — | — | |||
Number of Midwives approved as teachers included in above 2
OTHER MIDWIVES (not included in Table above)
Number practising in the City Council's area (excluding those in N.H.S. hospitals) 78
PUPIL MIDWIVES
Number of pupils who have completed district training in the area during the year as part of a Part II Midwifery course Wholly on the district -
Partly on the district 16
Number in training at end of year Wholly on the district —
Partly on the district 3
DELIVERIES ATTENDED BY DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES DURING 1965
| Number of Domiciliary Confinements attended by Midwives under N.H.S. arrangements | Number of cases delivered in hospitals and other institutions but discharged and attended by Domiciliary Midwives before tenth day | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor not booked | Doctor booked | Total | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 39 | 146 | 185 | 278 |
TABLE 38.—Notification of Congenital Defects
| 1964 | 1965 | |
|---|---|---|
| Anencephaly | 3 | 4 |
| Hydrocephalus and spina bifida | 4 | 1 |
| Mongolism | 6 | 4 |
| Hare lip and/or Cleft palate | 3 | 6 |
| Congenital heart lesions | 1 | 2 |
| Hypospadias | 3 | 3 |
| Congenital dislocation of hip | 6 | 2 |
| Talipes | 19 | 8 |
| Congenital amputations | 4 | 2 |
| Polydactyly and syndactyly | 13 | 7 |
| Other defects | 18 | 5 |
| Multiple defects | 5 | 6 |
| Totals | 85 | 50 |