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Two midwives in private practice undertook 2 cases as mid'
wives, and 30 cases as maternity nurses.
Gas and Air Analgesia.—A total of 318 patients on the District
received gas and air analgesia, representing a percentage of 89.8 of
District confinements.
Emergency Unit.—This Unit, stationed at Thorpe Coombe
Maternity Hospital, was called out to 2 Walthamstow cases during
1954.
Maternity Outfits.—361 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 1954.
An Inspecting Officer of the Central Midwives Board carried
out during the year an inspection of the district arrangements for
Pupil Midwifery Training in connection with Thorpe Coombe
Maternity Hospital. Satisfaction was expressed with the arrange'
ments made, but there was some concern that at the time of the
inspection the number of district cases was not adequate for the
number of pupils requiring training. The excessive number of
Pupil Midwives was due to a sudden influx and steps were taken to
obtain assistance from certain Midwives in the Forest Area who
were given recognition as teachers of Pupil Midwives for this purpose.
The co-operation of the Central Midwives Board, the Area
Medical Officer, Forest Division and the Superintendent of the
Lady Rayleigh Training Home at Leyton was much appreciated
in overcoming the difficulty.