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Hendon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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37
BOROUGH OF HENDON.
DOMICILIARY SERVICES OF MIDWIVES.
PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE WATLING
AND DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION.
1. BOUNDARIES OF AREA TO BE SERVED:
On the North by Manor Park Crescent, New Road,
and Hale Lane, on the West by Edgware Road, on the
East by Hale Lane, and the L.M.S. Railway, and on the
South by Colindale Avenue.
(The above to be subject to review at the expiration of
a period of twelve months. The Association to be
permitted to take cases outside the boundaries
referred to subject to the approval of the Medical
Officer of Health being first obtained.)
2. NUMBER OF MIDWIVES TO BE PROVIDED BY
ASSOCIATION:
Minimum of two full-time Midwives (to be increased
as exigencies of the service demands).
3. AVAILABILITY OF MIDWIVES:
Midwives to be available either as Midwives or
Maternity Nurses for all women, whether members of the
Association or not.
4. TERMS OF APPOINTMENT:
(a) To be whole-time servants, and in addition to being a
Qualified Midwife to be a State Registered Nurse.
(b) Salary:—
£200 per annum rising by annual increments of £15,
and a final increment of £10 to £300 per annum.