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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The work of the municipal midwives was as follows:-
Midwife | Mileage | Deliveries | Mid-wifery | Mater-nity | Gas and Air | Ante-Natal Visits | Post-Natal Visits | Bookings | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norm al | Abnormal | Normal | Abnormal | Mid wives | Pupils | Midwives | Pupils | |||||
1 | 2447 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 23 | - | - |
2 | Cycle Master | 67 | 43 | 2 | 22 | - | 60 | 346 | 258 | 844 | 955 | 98 |
3 | 2840 | 75 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 591 | - | 1175 | - | 61 |
4 | Bicycle | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 49 | - | 154 | - | 1 |
5 | 1745 | 82 | 81 | 1 | - | - | 79 | 206 | 166 | 1046 | 1028 | 101 |
6 | 4704 | 102 | 87 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 97 | 642 | 276 | 1336 | 934 | 101 |
7 | 144 | 37 | 28 | - | 8 | 1 | 35 | 454 | - | 523 | - | 10 |
8 | 4138 | 107 | 94 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 93 | 337 | 457 | 149 | 1124 | 110 |
9 | Bicycle 33 | 62 | 56 | - | 6 | - | 56 | 441 | 229 | 1007 | 930 | 109 |
10 | Cycle Master | 58 | 50 | I | 7 | - | 56 | 317 | - | 895 | - | 63 |
11 | 3544 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 34 | 297 | - | 843 | - | 1! |
12 | 18 27 | 57 | 45 | - | 10 | 2 | 54 | 6 47 | 137 | 886 | 313 | 84 |
13 | 611 | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | 18 | 65 | - | 406 | - | 34 |
14 | 2641 | 21 | 16 | - | 5 | - | 18 | 137 | - | 513 | - | 11 |
15 | 5682 | 66 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 522 | 305 | 1093 | 1036 | 12! |
16 | 3908 | 103 | 91 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 816 | 278 | 1540 | 1055 | 99 |
17 | 4410 | 74 | 55 | 4 | 15 | - | 69 | 526 | 382 | 836 | 1082 | 108 |
18 | 4841 | 105 | 88 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 95 | 378 | 252 | 993 | 776 | 95 |
19 | Cycle Master | 15 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 15 | 48 | - | 218 | - | 14 |
20 | Cycle Master | 56 | 49 | 3 | 4 | - | 53 | 268 | 205 | 685 | 803 | 80 |
21 | 501 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | - | 16 | 87 | 86 | 178 | 237 | 29 |
22 | 3158 | 38 | 35 | - | 1 | 2 | 34 | 180 | - | 7 46 | - | 45 |
Total | 47174 | 1208 | 1007 | 40 | 146 | 15 | 1119 | 7363 | 3031 | 16089 | 10273 | 1483 |
1 - Deputy Superintendent: 4 - from 1.10.56: 7 - from 1.4.56: 13 - from 1.8.5
14 - from 1.5.56: 19 - left 31.3.56: 20 - left 24.9. 56: 21 - sick since 1.4.5
22 - left 31. 10. 56.
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 1254 issued during
the year.