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Willesden 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 52.
Cases in which the Council paid or contributed to the fee of a Midwife during 1936.
| No. of cases. | Fees paid by Council. | |
|---|---|---|
| Midwife acting as Midwife | 180 | - |
| Midwife acting as Maternity Nurse | 13 | - |
| T otal | 193 | £340. |
Table No. 53.
The following information was sent to the Ministry of Health on Form M.C.W. 96 (revised):— Midwives.
| I. (a) Number practising in the area served by the Council for Maternity and Child Welfare at the end of the year | 50 | |
| 0 | ||
| (ii.) directly subsidised by the Council | 0 | |
| (iii.) employed by Voluntary Associations in Willesden | 12 | (Queen's Nurses, 17/19, Park Avenue, Willesden—These act as Maternity Nurses —not as Midwives. 4 are allocated to Maternity nursing only. The remainder do Maternity Nursing as required.) |
| 3 | (Queen Charlotte's Hospital District Home, 40, Princess Road, Kilburn.) | |
| (iv.) employed by Voluntary Associations out- side Willesden | 7 | (Queen Charlotte's Hospital District Home, North Kensington.) |
(c) Number of cases during the year in which the Council paid or contributed to the fee of a
midwife—
180 where the midwife was acting as a midwife.
13 where the midwife was acting as a maternity nurse.
II. (a) Number of cases in the area of the Local Supervising Authority attended by midwives
during the year:—
(i.) As midwives 1,336
(ii.) As maternity nurses 291
(b) Number of cases in the area of the Local Supervising Authority in which medical aid was
summoned during the year by a midwife under Section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act, 1918—148.