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East Ham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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DOMICILIARY MID WIVES
TABLE 18
GAS AND AIR ANALGESIA AND ADMINISTRATION OF PETHIDINE
| Number of domiciliary midwives practising in the area at end of year who were qualified to administer "inhalational analgesics in accordance with the requirements of the Central Midwives Board | Number of sets of apparatus for the administration of inhalational analgesics in use at end of year | Number of cases in which inhalational analgesics were administered by midwives in domiciliary practice during the year: - | Number of cases in which pethidine was administered by midwives in domiciliary practice during the year; - | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When doctor was present at time of delivery of child | When doctor was not present at time of delivery of child | When doctor was present at time of delivery of child | When doctor was not present at time of delivery of child | ||||||
| Gas and air | Tri-lene" | Gas and air | Tri-lene" | Gas and air | Tri-lene" | ||||
| 1, Domiciliary Midwives employed directly by the Local Health Authority | 5 | 6 | - | 8 | - | 208 | - | 5 | 198 |
| 2 Domiciliary Midwives employed under Section 23 by voluntary organisations as agents of Local Health Authority (See footnote to table 17 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 3. Domiciliary Midwives employed under Section 23 by hospital authorities as agents of Local Health Authority | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Domiciliary Midwives in private practice or employed by organisations not acting as agents of Local Health Authority | - | - | - | - | - | - | «= | - | - |
| Totals | 5 | 6 | - | 9 | - | 210 | - | 5 | 198 |