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Post-Graduate Lectures to Midwives.—A lecture was given
by Miss Helen Rodway, F.R.C.O.G., at Thorpe Coombe Maternity
Hospital on " The Use of Drugs in Midwifery Practice."
Midwives acting as Maternity Nurses.—During the year the
number of maternity cases (i.e., where responsibility for the case
is taken by the doctor) increased to 87 or 21 per cent. of the total.
This percentage has been increasing steadily since the
"appointed day." In 1947 it was 11%, in the period 1st January
1948 to the appointed day, 11%, from the appointed day to the
end of 1948, 18%, and during 1949, 21%.
Emergency Unit.—This Unit, stationed at Thorpe Coombe
Maternity Hospital, was not called out to any Walthamstow case
during 1949.
Maternity Outfits.—A total of 278 outfits was issued.
Training of Pupil Midwives.—Thorpe Coombe Maternity
Hospital is a training school for both Parts I and II, the latter in
association with the "district." A total of 37 pupils received
Part II training during 1949.
HEALTH VISITING
(Section 24)
Health Visiting Staff.—The equivalent of whole-time Health
Visitors at the end of the year was 9½, equal to one whole-time
Health Visitor per 199 notified births, and one whole-time Health
Visitor per 196 registered births during 1949.

The detailed findings at first visits paid by Local Authority
Health Visitors are shown in the table on the following page.