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question of the establishment of the service, much in the
same way as the establishment of health visitors, appears
to be the direction a proper national midwifery service
should take.
Administration of the Midwives Acts, 1902-1926.
A local inquiry was held in Bromley by the Ministry
of Health following on our application for the duties under
the above-mentioned Acts to be transferred under Section
62 of the Local Government Act, 1929. The transfer was
opposed by the Kent County Council, but our application
was upheld by the Ministry of Health, and the Council became
the Local Supervising Authority as from the 1st
October, 1930.
This Report covers only three months of the operation
of this Act by Bromley:
No. of midwives practising in Bromley, August,
1930 18
No. of midwives giving notice of intention to
practice during the period October/December,
1930 4
No. of midwives removed from local register
having left the district 1
Notifications Received.
Notices of calling medical aid—mothers 8
,, ,, liability to be a source of infection 2
Inspection of Midwifes.
Inspections by Inspector of Midwives 31
Summary of Reasons of Sending for Medical Help.
Delayed labour 2
Abnormal labour 1
Ruptured perineum 3
Severe haemorrhoids 1
Ante-partum haemorrhage 1