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During 1934, 720 cases were attended as Midwives and 180 as
Maternity Nurses (including cases at Maternity Homes).
The numbers of cases attended by midwives in active private
practice in the Borough were 86, 78, 37, 33, 29, 22, 14 and 4.
Several had 2, 1 or none. It is obvious that if the status of the
midwife is to be improved some scheme such as that formulated
by the Joint Council of Midwifery must be adopted.
The conditions for which Medical Aid was summoned by Midwives
have been summarised and were as follows:—
Pregnancy:— Labour:—
Albuminuria 1 Rigid Cervix 2
Abdominal Pain 2 Delayed Labour 14
Varicose Veins 1 Ante-partum Haemorrhage 6
Abortion 1 Malpresentation 3
Contracted Outlet 2
Inertia 2
5 29
Puerperium — Infants:—
Ruptured Perineum 25 Prematurity 7
Pyrexia 7 Inflamed Eyes 5
Post-partum Haemorrhage 5 Feebleness 2
Retained Placenta 2 Stillbirth 2
Adherent Placenta 2 Other conditions 4
Other conditions 6
47 20
The percentage of midwives' oases in which medical aid was
summoned was 14.0.
Details of medical aid notices issued by midwives employed at
Thorpe Coombe are given in the Maternity Home report.
Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927.—See Public Health
Section of the Report.
13. PUERPERAL FEVER AND PYREXIA.
Particulars are tabulated with regard to the 41 cases of Puerperal
Fever and Pyrexia notified during 1934.
Fourteen were notified from Hospitals outside the area.
The puerperal fever and pyrexia rate for 1934 was 23.9 per
1,000 live births, and the fatality due to puerperal sepsis was 17.0
per cent, of the oases of puerperal fever and pyrexia notified.