Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. |