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Ealing 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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been approved for the first period of training only, and as pupils
receiving this training do not require to receive training on the
district, the arrangements for pupils to receive district training
through the midwifery service will cease at the end of 1938.
SUPERVISION OF MIDWIVES.
During the year 57 midwives notified their intention to
practice within the Borough, this number including 14 midwives
residing outside the district.
At the end of the year the number of midwives practising in the area was 49, as shown in the following table:—
| Midwives in service of Council | 9 |
| ,, at Perivale Maternity Hospital | 11 |
| „ in independent practice: | 7 |
| 8 | |
| ,, in private nursing homes | 14 |
| All of these midwives possessed the certificate of the Central Midwives Board. | |
| When acting in the capacity of midwife: | 58 |
| 631 | |
| When acting in the capacity of maternity nurse (a doctor being in attendance): (a) In private Nursing Homes | 181 |
| 183 | |
Notifications.—The number of notifications received from
midwives, in accordance with the Rules of the Central Midwives
Board, was as follows :—
Notifications of sending for medical assistance
On account of a complication of pregnancy 34
On account of a complication during labour 145
On account of a complication during the
puerperium 28
On account of the health of the child 49
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