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Croydon 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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X Denotes 4 Midwives working in attachment schemes but who also und
take a percentage of normal duties.
+ Denotes 10 midwives working in liaison with 23 General Practitioner
Obstetricians
The Midwifery staff in full have assisted 35 doctors at their Ante-n
sessions in the year.
* Part-time midwives 1,5,6,7 undertook deliveries in emergency while
duty.
No. of deliveries + = No. of deliveries + No. of patients admitted in I at
Staff Changes -Full-time Midwives
September 1970
No. 1 left service Replaced by No. 20 January 1971.
October 1970
No. 3 left service Not yet replaced
No. 20 To commence duties January 1971 to replace No. 1
In Addition-Part-time Midwives
Three Vacancies exist from 1969
No. 1 Commenced duties April 1970. Replaced No. 4
No. 2 Left service September 1970. Replaced by No. 5
No. 4 Retired April 1970 Replaced by No. 1
No. 5 Commenced duties June 1970. Replaced No. 2
No. 7 Left service May 1970. Replaced by No. 9
No. 9 To commence duties January 1971 to Replace No. 7
Average number of bookings per midwife 71.4
Average number of home deliveries per midwife 54.5
Average number of 48 hour discharges per midwife 22.6
Part-time midwives delivered 13 patients and nursed 60 48 hour
discharges.