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East Ham 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Domiciliary Midwives.Midwives in Institutions.Totals
(e)In private practiceAs Midwives82-82
As Maternity Nurses8-8
TOTALS:As Midwives316-316
As Maternity Nurses59-59
Number of cases' in which medical aid was summoned during the year under Section 14 (i)of the Midwives Act', 1913, by a midwife:
(i) for domiciliary cases 64Total 64.
(ii) for cases in Institutions. Nil

HEALTH VISITING.
(a) Number of Health Visitors employed at the end of the year.
(i) by the Council and working in the area served
by the' Council. - 7.
(ii) by the Council and working in the areas of
other Local Authorities - Nil.
(iii) by Voluntary Associations and working in the
area served by the .Council - Nil,,
(iv) by Voluntary Associations and working in the
areas of other Local
Authorities - Nil.
(b) Equivalent; of whole-time -services devoted by the whole staff
to health visiting in the area, (including attendance at
Infant Welfare Centres.)
(i) In the case of Health Visitors employed by
the Council - Full Time.
(ii) In the case of Health Visitors employed by
Voluntary Associations - Nil,
(c) Number of visits' paid during the year by all Health Visitors
working in the areas
(i) to expectant mothers. First Visits. 689
Total Visits. 745
(ii) to children under one First Visits. 598
year of age. Total Visits. 6,338
(iii) to children between
the ages of 1 and 5 Total Visits 8,667
years.
INFANT WELFARE
(a) Number of Centres provided end maintained by the Council - 2,
(b) Number of Centres provided and maintained by Voluntary
Associations. - Nil.
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