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Bromley 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. Sections 187/194Nursing Homes.—There are eight registered nursing homes which come under periodic inspection from the Health Department. Details of these homes at the 31st December, 1946, were as follows:—

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. Sections 187/194

Nursing Homes.—There are eight registered nursing homes which come under periodic inspection from the Health Department. Details of these homes at the 31st December, 1946, were as follows:—

AddressNo. of BedsPatients ReceivedNursing Staff
SurgicalMedicalQualifiedOthers
42, Cambridge Road12—1324
24. Elmfield Road10—122
67, Hayes Road3—111
58. Heathfield Rd. Keston10(Registered in Dec. 1946)15
18, Blyth Road13—3315
48, London Lane10—1316
32, Orchard Road12—255—
47, & 51, Park Avenue25—3024
95—1161527

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SECTION C. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
MUNICIPAL MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
The municipal midwives employed by the Corporation now
carry out the entire domiciliary midwifery practice of the
Borough. The amount of independent midwifery practised
within the area is negligible.

Table: Routine work of the municipal midwives is shown in the following figures for 1946:—

Routine work of the municipal midwives is shown in the following figures for 1946:—

Total number of bookings537
Confinements attended275
Hospital cases (ante-natally and post-natally supervised by the midwives)240
Visits—Ante-natal2973
Post-natal4306

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Difficulty in keeping the staff of midwives up to the complement
of six was experienced during the year, but having
regard to the dire shortage of midwives throughout the country
we were fortunate in having the continuous service of five
efficient midwives throughout the year. It is with sincere regret
that I have to record the death of Miss A. M. Winter on 10th
January, 1947, due to an accident in which her car was involved
and whilst she was on duty. Miss Winter had given exemplary
service since the inception of the Council's midwifery service,
and her untimely decease brought to an end a greatly
appreciated worker amongst the mothers of Bromley.