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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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SUPERVISION OF MIDWIVES.
Number of Midwives practising in the Borough at the 4th July :-
| Midwives in the service of the Council | 14 |
| Midwives at Perivale Maternity Hospital | 12 |
| Midwives in independent practice | 4 |
| Midwives in private nursing homes | 9 |
| Total | 39 |
Number of cases attended in the half year :—
| As maternity nurse | ||
|---|---|---|
| Midwives in service of the Council | 280 | 49 |
| Midwives at Perivale Maternity Hospital | 550 | 72 |
| Midwives in independent practice | 9 | 5 |
| Midwives in private nursing homes | 69 | 323 |
| 908 | 449 |
SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES.
| No. of Homes | No. of Beds | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Nursing Homes on Register at beginning of year | 14(5) | 224(52) |
| Number of New Homes registered | — | — |
| Number of Homes discontinued | — | — |
| Number of Nursing Homes on Register at 4/7/1948 | 14(5) | 224(52) |
The figures in brackets indicate the humber of homes and the number
of beds wholly or partly devoted to the reception of maternity cases.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
The number of cases of infectious disease notified in the Borough
in the past twelve years is shown in the following table. The
total number of cases notified in 1948 shows an increase over the
preceding year, this being due to a higher incidence of Scarlet
Fever and Primary Pneumonia.