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. 53 (
| Name. | No. of Cases attended Total. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As Midwife. | As Maternity Nurse. | ||
| Midwives attached to Willesden District Nursing Association, 17-19, Park Avenue, N.W.2. | None | 280 | This figure of 280 includes approximately 6 cases which were cancelled prior to the confinement but where a certain amount of work had been undertaken. |
| Midwives at the Central Middlesex County Hospital, Acton Lane, N.W. 10. | 729 | 56 | These 785 patients were all confined in the Central Middlesex County Hospital and come from a number of areas. |
| Total | 1,536 | 355 | |
| =1,891 in all. | |||
Table No . 54.
Number of Cases attended by Midwives practising in but living outside Willesden
during 1938.
| Name. | Number of cases attended in Willesden | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As Midwife. | As Maternity Nurse. | ||
| Private District Midwives | 5 | 2 | |
| Midwives at Willesden Maternity Hospital. | 22 | None | |
| Midwives attached to Kilburn and West Hampstead District Nursing Association, 20, Dennington Park Road, Hampstead, N.W.6. | 15 | None | |
| Total | 42 | 2 | |
Table No. 55.
Notifications received from Midwives in accordance with the Rules of the Central Midwives Board, 1st January to 31st December, 1938.
| Living in Willesden. | Total | Living outside Willesden | Grand Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Mid-wives. | Queen Charlottes Hospital District H. | Independent Mid- wives. | ||||
| Notifications of:— | ||||||
| Sending for medical help | 122 | 41 | 12 | 175 | 6 | 181 |
| Death of child | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Still birth | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | — | 11 |
| Having laid out a dead body | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | — | 6 |
| Liability to be a source of Infection | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | 8 |
| Artificial Feeding | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | 8 |
| Total | 143 | 52 | 16 | 211 | 6 | 217 |