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East Ham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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It is pleasing to report that the domiciliary midwives are working as
a happy team and have won high praise from the mothers of East Ham for the
excellence of their work and the individual kindliness and humanity they
bring to their task.
TABLE 20 MIDWIVES ACTS, 1902 - 1951
| Number of midwives practising in the area at 31st December, 1952. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domiciliary Midwives | Midwives in Institutions | Total | |
| Midwives employed by the Council | - | ||
| Midwives employed by Voluntary Organisations- | |||
| (a) Under arrangements made with the L.H.A. in pursuance of Section 23 of the N.H.S. Act | 2 | - | 2 |
| (b) Otherwise (Including hospitals not transferred to the Minister under the N.H.S. Act) | - | - | - |
| Midwives employed by Hospital Management Committees or Boards of Governors under the N.H.S. Act | 2 | 6+ | 8 |
| Midwives in private practice | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 9 | 6 | 15 |
Notes:- Figures for Aldersbrook Maternity Hospital have not been
included in the above table,
+ These midwives are employed at East Ham Memorial Hospital.
The 2 midwives in (a) above carry out part-time Midwifery
service in the North Woolwich area and are employed by the
Silvertown and North Woolwich District Nursing Association,,
The 2 domiciliary midwives employed by the Hospital Management
Committee are from the Plaistow Maternity Hospital and District
Nurses Home. (local branch - Burges Road).