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Wandsworth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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70 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1935.
TABLE XXXII.
| No. of cases occurring. | No. of cases visited. | No. of visits made. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | 904 | 7 | 70 |
| Influenza | — | 44 | 433 |
| Pneumonia | 319 | 87 | 1605 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 26 | 42 | 802 |
| Measles | 137 | 4 | 33 |
| Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia | 36 | — | — |
| Infantile Diarrhoea | — | ||
| Total | 1422 | 184 | 2943 |
The supervision of midwives is under the control of the
London County Council, but there is full co-operation between
the midwives and the Health Visitors. 45 midwives practise
in the Borough, of whom 15 reside in neighbouring Boroughs.
There are 21 private maternity homes in the Borough, 16
of them being carried on by practising midwives.
Midwifery Service.
In April, 1935, the Council decided to grant financial assistance
to women who have engaged trained midwives to attend
them at their confinements in their own homes, when the financial
circumstances are such that they are unable to pay the whole of
the midwife's fee.
Assistance is also granted in paying the fee of a trained
maternity nurse when a doctor has been engaged to conduct the
confinement.
The Council is also prepared to assist in meeting the cost of
providing a Home Help for a confinement.
Every woman applying for assistance is required to submit
a statement giving the details of her family income, and the amount