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City of Westminster 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 39.—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 | — | 2 | •4 | 4 | — | — |
| Hospital Management Committee or Board of Governors | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Number of Midwives approved as teachers included in above 1
OTHER MIDWIVES (not included in Table above)
Number practising in the City Council's area (excluding those in N.H.S. Hospitals) 46
PUPIL MIDWIVES
| Number of pupils who have completed district training in the area during | Wholly on the district | |
| the year as part of a Part II Midwifery course | Partly on the district | 2 |
| Number in training at end of year | Wholly on the district | _ |
| Partly on the district | 1 |
DELIVERIES ATTENDED BY DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES
| 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 | ||
| 1968 | 2 | 55 | 57 | 226 |
| 1967 | 8 | 139 | 147 | 515 |