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City of Westminster 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table 36.—Home Nursing

19691968
Total number of persons nursed during the year3,3193,217
Number of persons who were aged under 5 at first visit in year196207
Number of persons who were aged 65 or over at first visit in year2,2642,097

Table 37.—Domiciliary Midwifery

Domiciliary Midwives employed byAdministrative and Supervisory StaffDistrict Nurses/Midwives
Whole-timePart-timeWhole-time equivalent of (2)Whole-timePart-timeWhole-time equivalent of (5)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
City Council30.3532.5
Hospital Management Committee or Board of Governors3

Number of Midwives approved as teachers included in above
OTHER MIDWIVES (not included in Table above)
Number practising in the City Council's area (excluding those in N.H.S. Hospitals) 34
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
Wholly on the district
Number in training at end of year Partly on the district

DELIVERIES ATTENDED BY DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES

Number of Domiciliary Confinements attended by Midwives under N.H.S. arrangementsNumber of cases delivered in hospitals and other institutions but discharged and attended by Domiciliary Midwives before tenth day
Doctor not bookedDoctor bookedTotal
1969 45458216
1968 2102104226