Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Midwife | Mileage | Deliveries | Midwifery | Maternity | Gas and Air | Ante-Natal Visits | Post-Natal Visits | Bookings | Office Bookings | Home Visits | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Abnormal | Normal | Abnormal | Midwives | Pupils | Midwives | Pupils | |||||||
1 | Bicycle | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — |
2 | Bicycle | 9 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 37 | — | 149 | 2 | — | 6 | |
3 | 2425 Cycle- | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 109 | — | — | — | — |
4 | master Cycle- | 58 | 41 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 53 | 348 | — | 855 | — | 46 | — | 42 |
5 | master | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | — | 28 | 152 | — | 498 | — | 36 | — | 27 |
6 | 1031 | 67 | 59 | 1 | 7 | — | 66 | 171 | 117 | 816 | 1257 | 64 | — | 13 |
7 | Bicycle | 54 | 24 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 52 | 416 | 173 | 900 | 807 | 58 | — | 23 |
8 | 4104 | 37 | 33 | — | 3 | 1 | 35 | 278 | — | 762 | — | 35 | — | 8 |
9 | Bicycle Cycle- | 77 | 65 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 75 | 564 | 303 | 971 | 1077 | 105 | — | 37 |
10 | master | 60 | 42 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 58 | 244 | 267 | 565 | 985 | 59 | — | 30 |
11 | 4179 | 101 | 56 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 98 | 334 | 234 | 1082 | 982 | 105 | — | 72 |
12 | 4530 | 126 | 120 | 6 | — | — | 124 | 893 | — | 1683 | — | 106 | — | 3 |
13 | Bicycle | 22 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 203 | — | 370 | 32 | — | 9 | |
14 | 1961 | 102 | 97 | 5 | — | — | 95 | 370 | 121 | 1195 | 1195 | 129 | — | 1 |
15 | 3256 | 96 | 63 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 90 | 471 | 209 | 868 | 809 | 83 | — | 32 |
16 | 5378 | 73 | 50 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 64 | 495 | 219 | 1098 | 806 | 92 | — | 67 |
17 | Bicycle | 39 | 29 | — | 10 | — | 36 | 365 | — | 672 | — | 37 | — | 23 |
18 | 3859 | 69 | 44 | — | 24 | 1 | 66 | 515 | 369 | 910 | 865 | 102 | — | 14 |
19 | 3140 Motor | 64 | 48 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 58 | 487 | 389 | 644 | 1033 | 129 | — | 43 |
20 | cycle | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | — | 33 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
21 | Bicycle | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | — | 30 | 155 | — | 524 | — | 36 | — | 15 |
22 | Bicycle | 39 | 30 | — | 8 | 1 | 37 | 133 | — | 512 | — | 27 | — | 5 |
Total | 33863 | 1159 | 857 | 25 | 251 | 26 | 1095 | 6680 | 2401 | 15264 | 9816 | 1285 | — | 472 |
3. Deputy Superintendent.
1. Relief nurse—1 month.
2. Three months service.
5. Six months maternity leave.
8. Nine months service.
13. Commenced May.
20. Commenced December.
21. Seven months service.
22. Seven months service.
Equivalent to 3½ full time
midwives: total complement
= 13½+3½=17 full
time midwives.
Cases dealt with by the Midwifery Service were supplied with
Maternity Outfits and a few sets were issued to cases under the
care of independent midwives, giving a total of 1,209 issued
during the year.