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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Section 23—Statistics for period 5th July, 1948, to 31st
December, 1948.
(a) Midwives Acts, 1902-1936.
Maternity Cases attended.
TABLE 18.
| Number of maternity cases in the area of the Local Supervising Authority attended by Midwives during the period 5/7/48 to 31/12/48. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 178 | 9 | - | - | 178 | 9 |
| Midwives employed by Voluntary Organisations:— | 110 | 44 | - | - | 110 | 44 |
| (6) otherwise (including hospitals not transferred to the Minister under the National Health Service Act, 1946) | - | - | †226 | †5 | 226 | 5 |
| Midwives employed by Hospital Management Committees or Boards of Governors under the National Health Service Act | - | - | *206 | - | 206 | - |
| Midwives in private practice | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Totals | 290 | 53 | 432 | 5 | 722 | 58 |
† Aldersbrook Maternity Hospital.
* East Ham Memorial Hospital.
(b) Midwives.
Number of midwives practising at the end of the year
in the area of the Local Supervising Authority who were:—