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East Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The Midwife shall, wherever possible, collect the balance of
the fee payable during her period of attendance on the patient.
Ante-natal and post-natal examinations.
In any case where the expectant mother desires to be examined
and kept under observation during pregnancy she may attend one
of the ante-natal clinics of the Authority.
The Midwife concerned should be in attendance at all anteand
post-natal examinations at any of the Authority's Clinics or
by a medical practitioner.
Voluntary Organisations.
The Authority shall enter into agreements with—
The Plaistow Maternity Hospital and District Nurses'
Home, Howards Road, Plaistow, E.13.
The Silvertown and North Woolwich District Nursing
Association, Saville Road, Silvertown, E.16.
Under this scheme, three Municipal Midwives were
appointed and commenced duty on 1-9-37. The cases
booked by these midwives up to 31-12-37 were:—
As Midwives As Maternity Nurses
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TABLE 17.
| Domiciliary Midwives | Midwives in Institutions | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total number of Midwives practising at the end of the year in the area of the Local Supervising Authority: | ||||
| (a) Employed by the Local Supervising Authority | 3 | – | ||
| (b) Employed by other Welfare Councils: | ||||
| (i) under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1936 | – | – | – | |
| (ii) others | – | – | – | |
| (c) Employed by Voluntary Associations: (i) under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1936 | 41 | — | – | |
| (ii) others | ||||
| (d) In private practice | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
| Totals | 66 | 4 | 60 | |