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London County Council 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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DOMICILIARY MIDWIFERY
The duty to provide adequate domiciliary midwifery service is discharged through the
Council's own midwives and those employed by district nursing associations and hospitals.

Table: Table (i)— StaffDistrict midwives employed at 31 December by

Table (i)— Staff

District midwives employed at 31 December by

19581959196019611962
The Council87899494100 (+ 7 part-time)
District Nursing Associations (including supervisory staff)4845464346
Hospitals4046434037
175180183177190

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In addition, 64 independent midwives practised during the year compared with 50 in
1961.
The use of the Ambulance Service switchboard for routeing night calls has enabled
revised relief arrangements to be made, under which the midwives receive an extra 17½
hours off duty each month.

Table: Table (ii)— Domiciliary confinements attended and institutional deliveries nursed at home.

Table (ii)— Domiciliary confinements attended and institutional deliveries nursed at home.

19581959196019611962
Doctor presentDoctor not presentDoctor presentDoctor not presentDoctor presentDoctor not presentDoctor presentDoctor not presentDoctor presentDoctor not present
(a) Doctor not booked L.C.C.2012,8992322,7611782,197831,06961708
D. N. A.751,577581,360471,193397169359
Hospital district231,693411,574––––––
2996,1693315,6952253,3901221,785701,067
6,4686,0263,6151,9071,137
(6) Doctor booked L.C.C.1,1351,9661,3402,4051,5632,8482,2373,7592,6084,238
D. N. A.1823891945052806923391,0105011,561
Hospital district1442251323132021,7453021,6663441,607
1,4612,5801,6663,2232,0455,2852,8786,4353,4537,406
4,0414,8897,3309,31310,859
Total10,50910,91510,94511,22011,996
(c) No. of institutional deliveries attended by mid-wives on discharge before the tenth day1,0121,1411,4631,9542,187
Grand total11,52112,05612,40813,17414,183