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Willesden 1932
[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. |