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and midwives in regard to their patients and that doctors and midwives
work together at Ante-Natal sessions.
Three of the midwives co-operate with five of the doctors on
the obstetric list in holding ante-natal clinics at doctors' surgeries.
During 1955 arrangements were made to notify all General
Practitioners, irrespective of whether or not they were on the
obstetric list, when any person known to be on their list had made
a booking with a midwife for a confinement at home.
The results of all examinations were communicated either then
or later, i.e., blood grouping, Haemoglobin, Rhesus and Kahn, the
purpose being to advise the General Practitioner in preparation for
any possible call for medical aid from the midwife.
In addition, the expectant mother was given a card recording
the blood group and the Rhesus result.
HEALTH VISITING
(Section 24)
Health Visiting Staff.— The role of the Health Visitor in
assisting the General Practitioner was stressed in a letter to the
latter and a copy of an address given to Health Visitors by Sir
Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke, K.B.E., a Principal Medical Officer of the
Ministry of Health, was circulated at the same time.
The equivalent of whole-time Health Visitors at the end of the
year was 10.35 and one Superintendent. This was equal to one
whole-time district Health Visitor to 135 notified births.
Most of the Health Visitors also carry out duties as School
Nurses.

The following table shows the number and nature of visits
paid in 1955.