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. 49.
Notifications received from Midwives in accordance with the Rules of the Central Midwives Board, 1st January to 31 st December, 1932.
From Midwives living and practising in Willesden. | From Midwives practising in Willesden but living outside. | |
---|---|---|
Notifications of:— | ||
Sending for Medical Help | 103 | 21 |
Having laid out a dead body | 14 | — |
Liability to be a source of infection | 11 | — |
Death | 5 | — |
Still Birth | 5 | — |
Artificial feeding | 9 | — |
Table No. 50.
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 | 1 | Premature infants | 7 | 1 |
Malformation | 2 | — | |||
Weak labour pains | 2 | — | Sticky eyes | 7 | 4 |
Delayed labour | 15 | 2 | Watery blisters | 1 | — |
Laceration of perineum | 14 | 4 | Spots on baby's legs | 3 | – |
Abortion | 2 | — | Sore umbilicus | 1 | — |
Ante-partum haemorrhage | 1 | – | Watery eyes | 4 | — |
Rash on face | 1 | — | |||
Post-partum haemorrhage | 2 | – | Suspicious spots | 1 | — |
Haemorrhage from navel | 1 | – | |||
Footling and cord presentation | 1 | 1 | |||
Cleft palate | 1 | — | |||
Complicated breech | 2 | 2 | Jaundice | 2 | — |
Poor condition of mother | 1 | – | Coloured dent on head | 1 | – |
Patient wishing for forceps | 1 | – | Broken clavicle | 1 | — |
Raised temperature | 7 | – | |||
Sores on genitals | — | 1 | |||
Exhaustion of patient | 1 | 1 | |||
Varicose veins | 1 | 1 | |||
Presentation unknown | 3 | – | |||
Retained placenta | 2 | — | |||
Prolapsed cord | 1 | 1 | |||
Septic rash on hands | 1 | 1 | |||
Premature labour | 1 | — | |||
Albuminuria of pregnancy | 4 | 1 | |||
Haemorrhoids | 1 | — | |||
Fainting fits | 1 | — | |||
Total | 70 | 16 | 33 | 5 |
Table No. 51.
Fees Paid to Medical Practitioners under Section 14 of the Midwives Act, 1918.
January 1st to December 31st, 1932.
Number of notifications of Sending for Medical Help | 124 |
„ „ „ in respect of which fees paid | 67 |
Total fees paid by Council | £71 8s. 0d |
„ „ recovered from Patients | £24 1s. 0d. |