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Summary of Reasons of Sending for Medical Help.
Ruptured perineum 10
Delayed labour 6
Breast condition 1
Varicose veins and leg swellings 4
Placenta Præ
evia 1
Placenta, partially adherent 2
Abnormal presentation 4
Miscarriage 1
Ante-natal examination 4
Rise of temperature 3
Infants—Feeble, prematurity, etc. 7
Malformations 1
Eye discharge 2
Cyanosis 1
Spina bifida 1
Total 48
Payment of Doctors called by M id wives, Section 14,
Midwives Acts, 1918.
No. of applications for fees 38
No. of cases where payment of fee lapsed on
account of failure to claim within the
prescribed period of two months 9
No. of cases where patient paid the doctor's
fee direct 1
Total amount of claims paid £50 13s. 6d.
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.
Dr. G. H. Stinson, Assistant Medical Officer of
Health, who is Inspector of Midwives for the Local
Supervising Authority, reports as follows: —
Every midwife is inspected each quarter, both her
records and actual work. There is definitely an improvement
in the record keeping, especially in the ante-natal