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Disinfection of Midwives Bags, Etc.
This is done by the Local Supervising Authority, free of charge
for any midwife asking for it. In 17 instances midwives availed
themselves of these facilities.
Nursing Homes (Registration) Act, 1927.
No. of applications for registration of Maternity Homes received
before 1/7/28 62
No. of homes registered 60
No. of orders made refusing or cancelling registration 2
No. of applications for registration of Nursing Homes received
(from 1/7/28 to 31/12/28) 10
No. of applications for registration of Maternitv Homes received
(from 1/7/28 to 31/12/28) 9
No. of applications for registration of Maternity, etc., Homes
refused to 31/12/28 3
No. of Nursing or Maternity Homes Registered end of 1929 49
No. of Nursing or Maternity Homes Registered during 1930 6
No. of registrations cancelled during 1930 Nil
No. of applications for registrations refused 1930 Nil
No. on Register at end of 1930 55
Doctors' Accounts Under Section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act, 1918,
149 accounts were received from doctors for services rendered
under the provisions of this section. This compares with 112 in
1929, and 131 in 1928. The total amount of the accounts was
£270 6s. 3d., £71 6s. was ultimately recovered from the patients.
In 1929 the amount paid to doctors was £149 8s., and in 1928.
£199 13s. 6d.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics.
There are 16 Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, 15 of
which are conducted by the Croydon Mothers' and Infants' Welfare
Association, and 1 by the local authority. A total of 19 sessions
per week are held and at all of these a doctor and a nurse on the
staff of the health department attend. At the Norbury Centre,
owing to the size of the clinic, arrangements were made for two
doctors to attend the one session held there; it will be noticed in the
subjoined table that the attendance figures for this centre are considerably
higher than any other centre other than the Municipal,
During 1930, 2,148 new cases under 1 year of age, and 708 over
a year of age attended for the first time.; this is an increase of 157
in the first class but a decrease of 105 in the second class. The
total attendances of babies and infants from 0-5 years increased front
55,794 in 1929 to 62,299 in 1930. Consultations with doctors increased
in numbers from 21,088 to 21,697. Five hundred and