London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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East Ham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Scabies and Treatment Centre.
The following statistics are appended for the year under
review :—
Number of new cases attending—
1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
520 268 237 77 67
Maternity and Child Welfare.
A full and comprehensive statement on this service is given
later in this report.
(a) Midwifery Services.
During the whole of the year, seven full-time municipal
midwives were engaged.
Number of cases attended by them since 1944 is shewn
below:—
1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
As Midwives 211 172 543 543 414
As Maternity Nurses 31 14 59 49 32
Totals 242 186 602 592 446
The services of one temporary midwife were terminated on 31/12/48.
TABLE 0.
| Number of Maternity Cases attended by Midwives during the year 1948. | ||||||
| Domiciliary Cases. | Cases in Institutions. | Total. | ||||
| As Mid-wives | As Maternity Nurses | As Mid-wives | As Maternity Nurses | As Mid- wives | As Maternity Nurses | |
| Midwives employed by the Authority | 414 | 32 | — | — | 414 | 32 |
| Midwives employed by Voluntary Organisations | 239 | 97 | — | — | 239 | 97 |
| Midwives in Institutions | — | — | 441+ | 15+ | 441 | 15 |
| Midwives in Private Practice | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | |
| Totals | 658 | 129 | 441 | 15 | 1,099 | 144 |
+ Aldersbrook Maternity Hospital.