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Midwives.
The Middlesex County is the Registration Authority, and Dr. Tate, the
County Medical Officer of Health, has furnished me with the following
particulars:—
At the beginning of 1925 there were 19 midwives practising in the district,
two at the North Middlesex Hospital, seven in connection with the Cottage
Nursing Association, and ten in private work.
At the beginning of 1926 the total number was 12 ; as above, 0, 5 and 7
respectively.
The number of applications received during the year from doctors called
in to Edmonton patients was 124, and the fees for these cases totalled
£120 18s. Od.
The Local Authority does not employ nor subsidise midwives. An
arrangement is made with the Maternity Department of the North Middlesex
Hospital for the reception of paying patients—details of the scheme are given
in the last section of this report under Maternity and Child Welfare.
Chemical Work.
The County is the Local Authority under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
and a summary of the work undertaken in the district is given under the
section dealing with the Inspection of Food. An occasional chemical examination
of a sample of water is required, but there are no definite arrangements
for such.