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Walthamstow 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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The conditions for which Medical Aid was summoned by Midwives
in domiciliary practice have been summarised and were as
follows:—

Table: For complications during pregnancy:—

For complications during pregnancy:—

Miscarriage6
Antepartum hæmorrhage7
Hyperemesis—
Albuminuria1
Other conditions4
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Table: For complications during labour:—

For complications during labour:—

Prolonged 1st and 2nd stage22Post-partum haemorrhage2
Ruptured perineum105Retained placenta6
Premature labour—Abnormal presentation9
Rise of temperature8Other conditions17
Total169
For complications in regard to the infant:—
Stillbirth4Prematurity and Feebleness10
Jaundice3
Convulsions1Cyanosis3
Other conditions11
Total37

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Medical Aid Fees.—Your Committee recommend that, as from
beginning of the next financial year, no recovery was to be obtained
from the patient in regard to medical aid fees.
Compensation for Loss of Cases.—Compensation is made to
Midwives by payment of 10s. Od. per confinement lost by reason
of the reference of the patient from the Council's Ante-Natal
Clinic to hospital on account of any abnormality. No claim for
compensation was made during 1946.
Gas and Air Analgesia.—Your Committee requested the
Health Committee to appoint an additional Municipal Ambulance
Service Driver in order to provide transport facilities for gas and
air apparatus.

Table: MUNICIPAL MIDWIFERY AND MATERNITY SERVICEThe table below shows the number of visits done:—

MUNICIPAL MIDWIFERY AND MATERNITY SERVICE

The table below shows the number of visits done:—

Ante-Natal Visits.Deliveries.Lying-in Visits.Total Visits.
Patients' Homes.Midwife's House.Clinic.Mid.Mat.
Municipal1,2502,17134310405,2098,664
W.D.N.A1,2072,338—290465,8939,438
Total2,4574,509346008611,10218,102