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During the year 117 notifications were received from Midwives practising in Willesden in accordance
with the rules of the Central Midwives Board, and of these, 103 notifications were in respect of medical aid,
77 in respect of the mother and 26 in respect of the child.
The fourth year's working of the Domiciliary Midwifery Scheme and the Second Period Training School
for pupil midwives has, on the whole, been satisfactory. The reduction in the number of cases is the result
of evacuation, for the most part.
The number of whole-time Municipal Midwives remains at 6. In addition two and a half midwives
are still allotted for the area served by Queen Charlotte's Hospital District Home.
The Willesden District Nursing Association deals with the Maternity Nursing under an arrangement
made with the Willesden Borough Council.
The Watling and Willesden Training School for second-period Pupil Midwives.—In May,
1941, the Central Midwives Board approved the training of 16 pupil midwives at one time, making a total of
32 instead of 16 per annum. During the year 16 pupil midwives worked on the district.
Of the 256 confinements dealt with by the Municipal Midwives, the pupil midwives attended 189 under
the direct or indirect supervision of the midwives. The pupil midwives 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 103
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics for mothers and babies 69
The Cullingworth lecture courses.
A discussion class, each week, taken by the Supervisor of Midwives at the
Health Department.
13 pupil midwives sat for their final midwifery examination, 12 passed, 1 failed but passed at the
next examination.
THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
on the
SUPERVISION OF MIDWIVES
for the
Year 1942.
38 Midwives gave notice of their intention to practise in Willesden in 1942, 19 of these being in the
Central Middlesex County Hospital.
Midwives practising and living in Willesden attended 2,411 cases either in hospital or on the district
as midwives or maternity nurses as against 1,146 in 1941. In addition 12 midwifery or maternity cases were
attended in Willesden by midwives living outside Willesden.
The 7 Municipal District Midwives attended 522 midwifery cases in 1942 and in addition answered
1 emergency call and carried out ante-natal care of 70 cases which were subsequently confined elsewhere.
Midwives attached to Queen Charlotte's Hospital District Home, Kilburn, attended 158 midwifery
cases. 85 of these were Willesden residents attended on behalf of the Willesden Council with in addition
4 cases attended for ante-natal care only. 73 were cases attended outside Willesden.
Midwives attached to the Willesden District Nursing Association attended 150 Maternity cases on
behalf of the Council.
During the year 240 notifications were received from Midwives practising in Willesden in accordance
with the rules of the Central Midwives Board and of these, 211 notifications were in respect of medical aid,
163 in respect of the mother and 48 in respect of the child.
'The fifth year's working of the Domiciliary Midwifery Scheme and the Second Period Training School
for pupil midwives has been very satisfactory.
The number of whole-time Municipal Midwives remains at 6, with a full-time relief midwife. In
addition two and a half midwives are still allotted for the area served by Queen Charlotte's Hospital
District Home.
The Willesden District Nursing Association deals with the Maternity Nursing under an arrangement
made with the Willesden Borough Council.
The Watling and Willesden Training School for second-period Pupil Midwives.—During the
year 35 pupil midwives worked on the district.
Of the 522 confinements dealt with by the Municipal Midwives, the pupil midwives attended 355
under the direct or indirect supervision of the midwives. The pupil midwives 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 96
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics for mothers and babies 81
The Cullingworth lecture courses.
A discussion class, each week, taken by the Supervisor of Midwives at the
Health Department.
Of the 35 pupil midwives, 20 sat for their final midwifery examination, 17 passed, 3 failed but passed
at the next examination.