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Midwives acting as Maternity Nurses.—During the year the
number of maternity cases (i.e., where responsibility for the case
was taken by the doctor) increased to 145 or 32.9 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%, during 1949, 21%, during 1950, 28.8%, and
during 1951, 32.9%.
Emergency Unit.—This Unit, stationed at Thorpe Coombe
Maternity Hospital, was called out to four Walthamstow cases
during 1951.
Maternity Outfits.—448 outfits were issued.
Training of Pupil Midwives.—Thorpe Coombe Maternity
Hospital is a training school for both Parts I and II, the latter in
association with home confinements on the " district." A total of
27 pupils successfully underwent Part II training during 1951.
HEALTH VISITING
(Section 24)
Health Visiting Staff.—The equivalent of whole-time Health
Visitors at the end of the year was 10½, equal to one whole-time
Health Visitor per 167 notified births, and one whole-time Health
Visitor per 155 registered births during 1951.
Most of the Health Visitors also carry out duties as School
Nurses.

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