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East Ham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Notes;- Figures for Aldersbrook Maternity Hospital have not been Included
In the above table.
These mldwlves are employed at East Ham Memorial Hospital.
The 2 mldwlves In (a) above carried out part-time Midwifery
service In the North Woolwich area and were employed by the
Sllvertown and North Woolwich District Nursing Association.
The 2 domiciliary mldwlves employed by the Hospital Management
Committee were from the Plalstow Maternity Hospital and District
Nurses Home, (local branch - Burges Road).
TABLE 35
| Number of Deliveries attended by Midwives in the area during the year 1953 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domiciliary Cases | Cases in East. Ham Memorial Hospital | |||||
| Docta* not booted | Doctor booted | Totals | ||||
| Doctor present at time of delivery of child | Doctor not present at time of delivery of child | Doctor present at time of delivery of child (either the booked Doctor or another) | Doctor not present at time of delivery of child | |||
| (a) Mldwies employed by the Authority | 6 | 161 | 7 | 11 | 185 | – |
| (b) Mldwives employed by Voluntary Organlsatlons:- (1) Under arrangements with the Local Health Authority in pursuance of Section 23 of the National Health Service Act, 1946 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | |
| (ii) Otherwise (Including Hospitals not transferred to the Minister under the National Health Service Act) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Midwives employed by Hospital Management Committees or Boards of Governors under the National Health Service AC | 2 | 90 | 16 | — | 108 | 365 |
| (d) Midwives in Private Practice (Including Midwives employed In Nursing Homes) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - |
| Totals | 10 | 256 | 23 | 11 | 300 | 365 |