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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

East Ham 1942

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

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Table: MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.

Domiciliary Midwives.Midwives in Institutions.Totals
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 Authority3-3
(b) Normally employed by other Local Supervising Authorities but temporarily working in the area---
(c) Employed by other Welfare Councils:
(i) Under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Mid-wives Act, 1936.---
(ii) Others---
(d) Employed by Voluntary Associa-tions:-
(i) Under arrangements made with the Local Supervising Authority in pur-suance of Soction 1 of the Midwives Act, 193618-18
(ii) Others---
(a) In privste prsctice3-3
Totals:24-24
Number of cases in the area of the Local Supervisory Authority attended during the year by Midwives:-
(a)Employed by the Council.As Midwives185185
As Maternity Nurses12-12
(b) Normally employed by other Local Supervisory A uthorities but temporarily work ing in the areaAs Midwives---
As Maternity Nurses---
(c)Employed by othorWolfaro Councils:
(i) Under Arr ange-ments made with the Local Super-vi sory Autho-rity in pur-suance of Secl. of the Midwives Act 1936.As Midwives---
As Maternity Nurses---
(ii) OthersAs Midwives---
As Maternity Nurses- 20.--