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16
THE TENTH ANNUAL REPORT
on the
SUPERVISION OF MIDWIVES
for the
Year ending 31st December, 1939.
66 Midwives gave notice of their intention to practise in Willesden in 1939, 34 of these being
in the Central Middlesex County Hospital.
Midwives practising and living in Willesden attended 1,846 cases as midwives or maternity
nurses in 1939 as against 1,891 in 1938. 136 of these were outside Willesden. In addition, 22
midwifery or maternity cases were attended in Willesden by midwives living outside Willesden.
The 6 Municipal Midwives attended 514 midwifery cases as against 447 in 1938.
Midwives attached to Queen Charlotte's Hospital District Home, Kilburn, attended 267
midwifery and 2 maternity cases. 143 of these were Willesden residents attended on behalf of the
Willesden Council as against 166 in 1938. 126 were cases attended outside Willesden.
Midwives attached to the Willesden District Nursing Association attended 222 maternity
cases on behalf of the Council as against 280 in 1938.
During the year 222 notifications were received from Midwives practising in Willesden in
accordance with the rules of the Central Midwives Board and of these 187 notifications were in respect
of medical aid, 148 in respect of the mother and 39 in respect of the child.
The second year's working of the Domiciliary Midwifery Scheme has been satisfactory.
The number of whole-time Municipal Midwives remains at 6 and the qualifications and
off-duty time are as given in the report for 1938.
With regard to the 5 Midwives allotted to the Willesden District Nursing Association, to
deal with the Maternity Nursing in Willesden, arrangements have now been made for the Association
to receive payment in respect of each booked Maternity Nursing Case and emergency or miscarriage
case nursed, so that the number of midwives will vary, from time to time, according to the amount
of work to be done.
Two and a half midwives are still allotted for the area served by Queen Charlotte's Hospital
District Home.
Owing to the war, the approved compulsory four weeks' residential courses for midwives
have been suspended.
The Watling and Willesden Training School for second-period Pupil Midwives.—
The first pupil midwife came to the Willesden District on 1st June. From this date to the end of
the year 10 pupil midwives worked in Willesden on the district, 8 of the 10 subsequently going
to the Watling District Nursing Association.
Of the 514 Municipal Midwifery cases shown above, the pupil midwives attended 115. They
took responsibility for the ante-natal care, attended and took responsibility for the labours and
nursed the mothers and their babies during the 14 days immediately following labour.
In addition to the work shown above in respect of the Municipal Midwives cases, in Willesden
the pupil midwives attended :—
Ante-Natal Clinics 44
Post-Natal Clinics 32
Infant Welfare Clinics 35
The Cullingworth lecture courses.
A discussion class, each week, taken by the
Supervisor of Midwives at the Health Department.
Of the 10 pupil midwives, 6 entered for their final examination, 5 passed, 1 failed but
passed at the subsequent examination. Four do not complete their training until 1940.