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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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| Do iciliary Midwives. | Midwives in Institutions. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (d) Employed by Voluntary Aasocia-ti ons:- | ||||
| (I) Under arrange me nt s wi t h the Local Super | As Midwives. | 228 | - | 228 |
| visory Authority in pursuance of Section 1 of the Midwives Act, 1936. | As Maternity Nurses. | 89 | - | 89 |
| (ii) Others | As Midwives. \ | - | - | - |
| As Maternity Nurses. | - | - | - | |
| (e) In Private As Midwives | 63 | - | 63 | |
| Practice As Maternity Nurses | 13 | - | 13 | |
| TOTALS As Midwives | 476 | - | 476 | |
| As Maternity Nursos | 114 | - | 114 | |
Number of cases in which medical
aid was summoned during the year
under Secti on 14 (i) of the Midwives
Act,1918, by a midwifes
(i) For domiciliary cases 97 Total: 97
(ii) For cases in Institutions
HEALTH VISITING.
(a) Number of Health Visitors employed at the end of the year.
(i) by the Council oc working inthe 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
corvod by tho 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) Inthe case of Health Visit or s employed by the Council - 7
(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 area:-
| (i) To expectant mothers. | First Visits. | 807 |
| Total Visits. | 878 | |
| (ii)To children under one year of age. | First Visits. | 1,366 |
| Total Visits. | 6,213 | |
| (iii)To children between the ages of 1 and 5 years | Total Visits | 7,318 |