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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Medical supervision has been carried out by Dr. M. Sheppard
and non medical supervisions by the Matron of the Maternity
Hospital.
The following table shows the work done by Midwives (including
those employed at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital)
during 1949:—
No. of confinements attended as a Midwife1,507
„ „ „ „ „ Maternity Nurse 259
„ Medical Aid Notices sent 621
„ Notifications of Death -
„ Twin-births notified 21
„ Stillbirths notified 4
„ Notifications of Liability to be a source of infection 2
„ Notifications of Laying-out a Dead Body —
„ Notifications of Artificial Feeding 3
„ Notifications of Disinfection 2
The previous table includes the following numbers in regard to
work done at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital:—
Midwifery cases 1,121
Maternity cases119
Medical Aid Notices 498
The percentage of Medical Aid Notices were:—
All cases 35.1
Maternity Hospital Midwives40.1
Other midwives 23.4
The conditions for which Medical Aid was summoned by
Midwives in domiciliary practice and private nursing homes have
been summarised and are as follows:—
For complications during pregnancy:—
Miscarriage 2
Albuminuria 1
Antepartum haemorrhage 8
Abortion 1
Other conditions 6
Total 18