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(ii) Domiciliary Midwifery.— During 1945, 471
domiciliary cases were delivered in Barking.
In addition, 15 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 188
domiciliary confinement cases.
(c) Barking Maternity Unit (Upney Maternity Pavilion
and beds in Barking Hospital).
At the Upney Maternity Pavilion during 1945,
476 patients were confined, 32 patients were admitted
for ante-natal treatment, 10 for post-natal treatment,
and there was one miscarriage.

During 1945 no deliveries actually took place in
the Barking Hospital, but 30 mothers were transferred
from Upney Maternity Pavilion after delivery (included
in the 42 post-confinement cases shown above).
(d) Emergency Maternity Homes.
The evacuation of expectant mothers to Radlett
continued until August, when the home there was
closed.