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MATERNAL MORTALITY
This matter is referred to in Section A of the Report.
WOMEN'S CLINIC
This Clinic continued on the same lines as in previous years
at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital, under the clinical charge
of Miss Helen Rodway, F.R.C.O.G., who states that the number
of patients attending has been as follows:-
New Cases Attendances
1955 11 261
1956 7 210
These patients have attended for contraceptive advice on
medical grounds. This is only a part of the work done at the
Clinic which is largely for gynaecological conditions.
INCIDENCE OF MONGOLISM
An enquiry was made during the year into the number of
mongol children born between 1951 and 1955. Ten such children
were known, of whom one had died.
MIDWIFERY
(Section 23)
There were 38 practising midwives in the Borough at the end
of 1956, including those at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital.
Medical supervision was carried out by the Medical Staff and
non'medical supervision by the Superintendent of the Nurses'
Training Home.
The following table shows the work done by Midwives during
1956:—
No. of confinements attended as a Midwife 1,235
,, confinements attended as a Maternity Nurse 353
„ Medical Aid Notices sent 652
„ Twin Births notified 15
„ Stillbirths notified 19
„ Notifications of Artificial Feeding 14
„ „ „ Discharging Eyes —
„ Deaths notified 1
The previous table includes the following numbers in regard to
work done at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital:—