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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The table below gives particulars:—
| Diagnosis. | Where Treated. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| Prolonged labour | Hospital | Recovery. |
MIDWIVES ACTS, 1902-1936.
No. of Notices of Intention to Practice, January, 1939 32
„ „ „ „ during 1939 15
Total 47
No. of Midwives ceasing to practice during 1939 20
„ „ practising at the end of 1939 27
There was no change in the arrangements for the employment
or subsidy of midwives by the Council.
Non-medical supervision of Municipal Midwives has been
carried out by the Assistant Matron at the Maternity Hospital.
The following table shows the work done by midwives (including those employed at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital) during 1939:—
| No. of confinements attended as a Midwife | 1,096 |
| „ „ „ Maternity Nurse | 247 |
| „ medical aid notices sent | 450 |
| „ notifications of deaths | 4 |
| „ twin births notified | 5 |
| „ stillbirths notified | 6 |
| „ notifications of liability to be a source of infection | 9 |
| „ „ „ laying out of a dead body | 1 |
| „ „ „ artificial feeding | 6 |
| „ „ „ disinfection | 9 |
The above table includes the following numbers with regard to
work done at Thorpe Coombe:—
Midwifery cases, 500.
Maternity cases, 95.
Medical Aid Notices, 264.
The percentages of medical aid notices were:—
Total, 41.0; Maternity Hospital, 52.8; Domiciliary midwives,
31.2