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Willesden 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 44.
Notifications received from Midwives in accordance with the Rules of the Central Midwives Board, 1st January to 31st December, 1931.
| From Midwives living and practising in Willesden. | From Midwives practising in Willesden but living outside. | |
|---|---|---|
| Notifications of:— | ||
| Sending for Medical Help | 115 | 34 |
| Having laid out a dead body | 6 | - |
| Liability to be a source of infection | 10 | - |
| Death | 2 | - |
| Still Birth | 9 | - |
| Artificial feeding | 3 | - |
Table No. 45.
Reasons for Sending for Medical Help.
| For Mother. | Medical Help sought by Midwives. | For Child. | Medical Help sought by Midwives. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living in Willesden. | Living outside Willesden. | Living in Willesden. | Living outside Willesden. | ||
| Ante-natal examination | 6 | 4 | Baby suffering with wind | 3 | - |
| Weak labour pains | 5 | - | (?) Bronchitis | 1 | - |
| Delayed labour | 16 | 1 | Asphyxiated baby | 2 | - |
| Laceration of perineum | 24 | 4 | Persistent snuffles | 1 | - |
| Haemorrhage from bowels | 1 | - | |||
| Abortion | 2 | - | |||
| Threatened antepartum haemorrhage | 4 | 2 | Sticky eyes | 6 | 9 |
| Watery eyes | 8 | 1 | |||
| Retained placenta | 2 | - | Spina bifida | 1 | 1 |
| Vaginal discharge | 2 | - | Vomiting after feeds | 1 | - |
| Prolapse of cord | 1 | - | Jaundiced | 1 | - |
| Bad varicose veins | 2 | 1 | Lump on baby's head | 1 | - |
| Post-partum haemorrhage | 3 | - | |||
| Premature feebleness of infant | 7 | 1 | |||
| Not being able to find presenting part | 1 | - | |||
| Blocked tear duct | - | 1 | |||
| Breech with extended legs | 3 | - | Deformity | - | 2 |
| (?) Pemphigus | - | 1 | |||
| Raised temperature | 4 | 4 | Discharging nose | 1 | - |
| Footling and pains not good | 1 | - | |||
| Bladder trouble and cough | 1 | 2 | |||
| Premature labour | 2 | - | |||
| Sleeplessness | 2 | - | |||
| Total | 81 | 18 | 34 | 16 | |
Table No . 46.
Fees Paid to Medical Practitioners under Section 14 of the Midwives Act , 1918.
| January 1st to December 31 st, 1931. | |||
| Number of notifications of Sending for Medical Help | 179 | ||
| „ „ „ in respect of which fees paid | 60 | ||
| Total fees paid by Council | £74 | 7s. | 6d. |
| „ „ recovered from Patients | £10 | 18s. | 6d. |