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Supervision of the midwives practising on the district, including
regular inspections by the Medical Supervisor of Midwives, was carried
out as in previous years, and general supervision, in accordance with
the Rules of the Central Midwives Board, was exercised over the midwives
practising at the Ilford Maternity Hospital.
Suspension from Practice. — It was not necessary in 1963 to require
any domiciliary midwife to remain off duty.
Domiciliary Midwifery Service. — At the end of the year there were
10 domiciliary midwives employed by the County Council whole-time and 1
part-time, in addition to the Non-Medical Supervisor.
During the year 669 cases were attended and a doctor was specially
called in by the midwife to 87 of these. In two cases, medical aid was
sought to treat an infant with sticky or watery eyes. In both cases the
condition cleared satisfactorily.
Of the infants born there were 7 stillbirths.
Six deaths occurred of infants during the first year of life where
the birth had been attended by a domiciliary midwife; in four of these the
infant was under the age of ten days.
During 1963 ante-natal clinics conducted by the domiciliary midwives
were held weekly at the Kenwood Gardens and Mayesbrook Clinics,
fortnightly at the Manford Way and Heathcote Avenue Clinics and twice
a month at Marks Gate Clinic. The following is a summary of the atten-

In addition 2,985 home ante-natal visits were made during the year.