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Details were required of all the medical, obstetric and social
factors for all live births occurring during the week 3rd to 9th
March, 1958, for all still-births (i.e., after twenty-eight weeks'
gestation), and all neonatal deaths (up to the 28th day of life)
occurring between the first day of March and the last day of May
(inclusive).
In addition it was requested that every effort be made to obtain
permission for post-mortem examination in the case of all such
still-births and neonatal deaths which occurred during the month of
March.
The Department also continued to co-operate with Dr. H. J.
B. Atkins of Guy's Hospital in regard to a study in the Transmission
of Maternal Antibodies.
MIDWIFERY
(Section 23)
There were thirty-two practising midwives in the Borough at
the end of 1958, 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.

Medical aid was summoned by midwives in domiciliary practice
and private nursing homes on twelve occasions, and the details are
as follows:—
For complications during pregnancy:—
Abortion 1
For complications during labour:—
Ruptured perineum 5
Premature labour —
Rise in temperature 1
Postpartum haemorrhage 1
Other conditions 4
Total 12