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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 48.
Number of Cases ah ended by Midwives practising in but living outside Willesden during 1936.
| Private District Midwives. | No. of Cases attended in Willesden. Total. | |
|---|---|---|
| As Midwife. | As Maternity Nurse. | |
| A | 1 | 4 |
| B | 2 | 0 |
| C | 3 | 1 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
| E | 3 | 1 |
| F | 2 | 0 |
| G | 7 | 1 |
| H | 2 | 0 |
| I | 2 | 0 |
| Midwives attached to Kilburn and West Hampstead District Nursing Association, 20, Dennington Park Road, Hampstead, N.W.6 | 69 | 0 |
| Midwives attached to Queen Charlotte's Hospital District Home, 176, Ladbroke Grove, W.10 | 27 | 0 |
| T o t al | 118 | 7 |
Table No. 49.
Notifications received from Midwives in accordance with the Rules of the Central Midwives Board, 1st January to 31st December, 1936.
| From Midwives living and practising in Willesden. | From Midwives practising in Willesden but living outside. | |
|---|---|---|
| Notifications of:— | ||
| Sending for Medical Help | 92 | 56 |
| Having laid out a dead body | 13 | 3 |
| Liability to be a source of infection | 12 | 7 |
| Death of child | 3 | 2 |
| Still Birth | 9 | 1 |
| Artificial feeding | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 131 | 76 |
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