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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
Tower Hamlets 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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| Attendances by Midwives | Doctor present | Doctor not present |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor not booked | ||
| Midwives of Nursing Sisters of St. John the Divine | - | 3 |
| " the London Hospital | - | 1 |
| Total | - | 4 |
| Doctor booked | ||
| Midwives of Nursing Sisters of St. John the Divine | 14 | 102 |
| " the London Hospital | 14 | 136 |
| Total | 28 | 238 |
| No. of planned early discharges | 58 | |
| Institutional deliveries attended by midwives on discharge before tenth day | 189 | |
| Patients receiving - Gas and air | ... ... | 40 |
| - Gas and oxygen | ... ... | 64 |
| - Trilene | ... ... | 22 |
| - Pethidine alone | ... ... | 7 |
| - Pethidine with gas/air | ... ... | 4 |
| - Pethidine with gas/oxygen | ... ... | 30 |
| - Pethidine with trilene | ... ... | 7 |
| - No analgesia | 96 | |
| Total: | 270 |