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Domiciliary Midwifery
Emphasis continued to be placed om admission to hospital of
mothers who had borne 4 or more children. For such mothers early
discharge is sometimes a concession which obtains their consent.
The domiciliary midwives dealt with nearly a third of all confinements
in the borough, in addition to an increasing number of
mothers discharged from hospital early in the puerperium.
For detailed figures see Appendix page 104
Midwives Acts 1902-51
The number of midwives who notified their intention to practice
as midwives within the Borough (including those in hospitals)
and who were practising at the end of the year was 100.
All held the certificate of the Central Midwives' Board. The
Medical Supervisor of Midwives visits midwives in private
practice and nursing homes, and the superintendent Municipal
Midwife carries out these duties for the domiciliary midwives.
Child Welfare Centres
There was a considerable rise in the number of attendances.
Toddler clinics and Health Education facilities were steadily
augmented during the year. Stress was laid upon the diagnosis of
remediable defects at as early an age as possible. New premises
were opened at New Addington.
For other detailed figures see Appendix page 112.