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Walthamstow 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The revised scheme made under the Local Government Act,
1929, for the grant period 1937-42 allocates £55 5s. Od. per annum
to the Association in respect of Maternity and Child Welfare work
and to replace the retaining fee of five guineas per annum in respect
of a relief for the Council's Municipal Midwife.
The numbers of midwifery and maternity patients stated to have been attended during the calendar year 1936 were as follows:—-
| Residents. | Non-Residents (in-patients only) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern. | Extern. | ||
| Midwifery | 136 | 105 | 22 |
| Maternity | 29 | 34 | 1 |
| Totals | 165 | 139 | 23 |
Dr. Cecilia Cohen, acting for the Association, kindly arranged
the following post-graduate lectures for midwives in the Borough,
an invitation to attend also being extended to the midwives in
adjoining areas:—
1936.
Nov. 5th .. "Ante- and Post-Natal Dame Louise Mcllroy,
Care" D.B.E., M.D., D.Sc.,
F.C.O.G.
,, 26th .. "Malnutrition and Ab- E. E. Davis, Esq., M.S.,
normalities" F.R.C. S.
11. CONSULTANT OBSTETRICIANS.
The services of a Consultant Obstetrician were requested by
General Practitioners on five occasions (i .e., apart from the Maternity
Home).
The table below gives particulars in respect of each case:—
| No. | Diagnosis. | Where treated. | Result. |
| 1 | Primary uterine inertia.. | Admitted to Hospital | Recovery. |
| 2 | Puerperal Sepsis | Recovery. | |
| 3 | Puerperal Pyrexia | Nursing Home— transferred to own home | Recovery. |
| 4 | Phlebitis | Admitted to Hospital | Recovery. |
(There were two consultations with regard to the last case.)