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 52
Midwives—Administration of analgesics
Domiciliary midwives employed by local health authority | ||
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Number of cases in which gas and air was administered by midwives in domiciliary practice during the year: | ||
(a) When doctor was not present at delivery | 333 | |
(b) When doctor was present at delivery Number of cases in which pethidine was administered in domiciliary practice during the year: | 74 | |
(a) When doctor was not present at delivery | 173 | |
(b) When doctor was present at delivery | 62 | |
Number of cases in which trichloroethylene was administered in domiciliary practice during the year: | ||
(a) When doctor was not present at delivery | 18 | |
(b) When doctor was present at delivery | 5 | |
Totals: | 1960 | 665 |
1959 | 540 |
Table 53 Domiciliary Births
Attended by midwives | Visits | Visits made to mothers discharged from hospitals before 14th day | Domiciliary cases where infant wholly breast fed at 14th day | |||||
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Dr. not booked | Dr. booked | |||||||
Dr. present at delivery | Dr. not present at delivery | Dr. present at delivery | Dr. not present at delivery | |||||
Mothers | Visits | |||||||
— | — | 93 | 383 | 16,461 | 70 | 502 | 439 | |
Totals: | 1960 | 476 | 16,461 | 70 | 502 | 439 | ||
1959 | 435 | 15,493 | 51 | 347 | 378 |
Table 54 Medical Aid
1960 | 1959 | |
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(a) Domiciliary cases in which medical aid was summoned:— | ||
(i) Where the medical practitioner had arranged to provide the patient with maternity medical services under the national health service | 68 | 69 |
(ii) Others | — | — |
Totals | 68 | 69 |