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(c) Midwifery.
(i) Supervision. —There were fourteen midwives
practising in the Borough at the end
of the year, eight of whom were employed
at the Upney Maternity Pavilion.
During the year 1944 midwives sought
medical assistance in 157 cases; 31 of these
were on behalf of babies.
(ii) Domiciliary Midwifery.—Four hundred and
fifty four domiciliary cases were delivered
in Barking during the year 1944. In
addition 27 mothers were delivered
by doctors with district midwives in
attendance.
(iii) Analgesia in Domiciliary Midwifery.—All of
the six domiciliary midwives practising in
Barking at the end of the year were
qualified to administer gas, and air analgesia.
Analgesia was administered in 105
domiciliary confinement cases.
(d) Upney Maternity Pavilion (and Barking Emergency
Hospital).
At the Upney Maternity Pavilion during 1944,
488 patients were confined, 47 patients were admitted
for ante-natal treatment, 11 for post-natal treatment,
and there were four miscarriages.
The Upney Maternity Hospital has been doing its
usual work, and has remained open despite "blitzing"
and bombs. Owing to increased evacuation there was
a time when the number of patients admitted fell
below normal but at the end of the year the Hospital
was busy and admitting normally.