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Leyton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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SECTION 23
MIDWIFERY.
Record of Cases attended by Council Midwives, 1953.
| Midwives | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County Council | Attached to the Lady Rayleigh Training Home, Beachcroft Road | ||
| Cases attended :— (a) As Midwives | 97 | 180 | 277 |
| (b) As Maternity Nurses | 8 | 24 | 32 |
| Ante-natal Visits | 513 | 727 | 1,240 |
| Ante-natal Examinations | 780 | 1,067 | 1,847 |
| Post-natal Visits | 1,702 | 5,421 | 7,123 |
| Administrations of Gas and Air Analgesia | 87 | 119 | 206 |
| Administrations of Pethidine | 41 | 59 | 100 |
Administration of Gas and Aer Analgesia.
Of the Council's two Municipal Midwives directly employed,
both 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 277
Number of administrations of gas and air analgesia 206
Percentage of administrations 74.36
Maternity Sets.
Maternity sets were issued to 246 expectant mothers who were
having domiciliary confinement.