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Payment of Doctors called by Midwives, Section 14
Midwives Act, 1918.
No. of applications for fees 60
No. of cases where payment of fee lapsed on
account of failure to claim within the
prescribed period of two months 8
No. of cases where patient was known to have paid
the doctor's fee direct 18
Total amount of claims paid £69
No. of necessitous cases in which repayment of
claim was waived, or partial repayment of
claim was accepted by the Committee 8
Inspection of Midwives.
Dr. G. H. Stinson, Assistant Medical Officer of
Health reports:—
" All midwives practising in Bromley in 1935 came
under routine inspection at their homes and while in
attendance on a case. Almost without exception the rules
of the Central Midwives Board were being carefully
adhered to, and, where minor breaches of the rules were
observed the midwives complied with instructions. It is
this happy co-operation that makes for good midwifery;
the midwives being more appreciative of the helpful
advice given at these inspections.
If criticism can be offered, it is that there is a
tendency for some midwives to delay calling in medical
advice until absolute necessity arises. This practice is
liable to lead to danger, and midwives now realise that
early medical advice is an essential principle of their
practice."
Post-Certificate Course.
Facilities were again made available for midwives to
attend this Course at Maidstone, and 15 midwives availed
themselves of the opportunity of attending.
Maternity Hospital and Maternity Homes.
The Maternity Hospital admitted 389 patients during
the year 1935.
Under the Council's assisted maternity hospital scheme
20 cases were referred to the Maternity Hospital. In