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Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 56.
Cases in which the Council paid or contributed to the fee of a Midwife during 1937.
| No. of cases. | Fees paid by Council. | |
|---|---|---|
| Midwife acting as Midwife | 213 | |
| Midwife acting as Maternity Nurse | 14 | |
| Total | 227 | £448 10s. 0d. |
Table No. 57.
The following information was sent to the Ministry of Health on Form M.C.W. 96 (revised) :—
| Domiciliary Midwives. | Midwives in Institutions. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total number of Midwives practising at the end of the year in the area of the Local Supervising Authority:— | ||||
| 5 | — | 5 | ||
| (i) under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1936 | — | — | — | |
| (ii) others—Middlesex County Council in their Central Middlesex County Hospital | — | 12 | 12 | |
| (c) Employed by Voluntary Associations— | ||||
| (i) under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1.936 | — | |||
| (ii) others | 7 | 7 | ||
| (d) In private practice | 14 | — | 14 | |
| Totals | 331 | 12 | 45½ | |
| 2. Number of cases in the area of the Local Supervising Authority attended during the year by midwives :— | ||||
| As Midwives | 50 | — | 50 | |
| As Maternity Nurses | 3 | — | 3 | |
| (i) under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1936 | As Midwives | — | — | — |
| As Maternity' Nurses | — | — | — | |
| (ii) others—Middlesex County Council in their Central Middlesex County Hospital | As Midwives | — | 683 | 683 |
| As Maternity Nurses | — | 72 | 72 | |
| (i) under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1936 (31-10-37—31-12-37) | As Midwives | 35 | — | 35 |
| As Maternity Nurses | 39 | — | 39 | |
| (ii) others | As Midwives | 242* | — | 242 |
| As Maternity Nurses | 163* | — | 163 | |
| As Midwives | 379 | — | 379 | |
| As Maternity Nurses | 47 | — | 47 | |
| Totals | As Midwives | 706 | 683 | 1,389 |
| As Maternity Nurses | 252 | 72 | 324 | |
3. Number of cases in which medical aid was summoned
during the year under Section 14 (i) of the Midwives Act, 1918,
by a midwife
(i) engaged in domiciliary practice 215 Total 215
(ii) in institutional practice None
4. Number of domiciliary births during the year in the
area of the Local Supervising Authority 1,225 notified.
* Includes cases attended by the two voluntary associations prior to arrangements made with the Local
Supervising Authority under Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1936.