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Leyton 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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SECTION 23 MIDWIFERY Record of Cases attended by Council Midwives, 1949.
| Midwives employed by | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County Council. | Attached to the Essex Nurses' Training Home, Beachcroft Road. | ||
| Cases attended:— | |||
| (a) As Midwives | 133 | 330 | 463 |
| (6) As Maternity Nurses | 14 | 44 | 58 |
| Ante-natal Visits | 470 | 2,162 | 2,632 |
| Ante-natal Examination | 1,051 | 2,847 | 3,898 |
| Post-natal Visits | 2,501 | 7,549 | 10,050 |
| Administrations of Gas and Air Analgesia | 48 | 196 | 244 |
Administration of Gas and Air Analgesia.
Of the Council's three Municipal Midwives directly employed,
all are in possession of the necessary certificate for administration
of gas and air analgesia.
The following list shows the number of domiciliary confinements
attended by midwives (not including cases attended as maternity
nurses) during the year and the number of such cases to whom
gas and air analgesia was administered:—
Cases attended as Midwives 463
Number of administrations of gas and air analgesia 244
Percentage of administrations 52.69
Maternity Sets.
During 1949 maternity sets were issued to 184 expectant
mothers who were having domiciliary confinement