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 Bromley]
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Notices of Artificial Feeding 2
,, Stillbirths 3
,, ,, Deaths 4
,, ,, Laying out a Dead Body 2
,, ,, Source of Infection 2
Summary of Reasons of Sending for Medical Help.
Ruptured perineum 9
Delayed labour 6
Breast conditions 2
Inertia 1
Varicose veins and leg swellings 3
Ante-partum haemorrhage 2
Prolapse of cord—vertex presentation 1
Placenta Praevia 1
Abnormal presentation 1
Collapse after delivery 1
Ante-natal examination 1
Infants—Feeble, prematurity, etc. 8
Malformations 3
Eve discharge 2
Death 1
Melaena 1
Rash 1
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Payment of Doctors called by Midwives, Section 14,
Midwives Act, 1918.
No. of applications for payment of fees 39
No. of cases where payment of fee lapsed, on
account of failure to claim within the
prescribed period of two months 4
No. of cases where patient paid the doctor's
fee direct 1
Total amount of claims paid £44 7s. Od.
No. of necessitous cases in which repayment
of claim was waived, or partial repayment
of claim accepted by the Committee 5
Inspection of Midwives.
Inspections by the Inspector of Midwives 86