London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following table shows the work done by Midwives during 1959 and excludes those at Thorpe Coombe:-
| Total No. of confinements attended | 408 |
| " Medical Aid Notices sent | 11 |
| " Twin Births notified | 2 |
| " Triplet" | |
| " Stillbirths notified | 4 |
| " Notifications of Artifical Feeding | 30 |
| " Discharging Eyes | – |
| " Deaths notified | – |
Medical aid was summoned by midwives in domiciliary practice
and private nursing homes on eleven occasions, and the details
are as follows:-
For complications during pregnancy:-
Post maturity 1
For complications during labour:-
Ruptured perineum 7
Premature labour
Rise in temperature 1
Postpartum haemorrhage 1
Other conditions 1
Total 11
The table below shows the number of visits carried out by the district midwives and home nurse/midwives:-
| Ante Natal Examinations | Deliveries | Lying in Visits | Total Visits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients Home | Midwifes House | L.H.A. Clinics | G.P.s' Clinics | Mid. | Mat. | |||
| District Midwives | 954 | - | 1,903 | 1,349 | 50 | 262 | 4, 288 | 8,806 |
| Home Nurse/ Midwives | 88 | - | 247 | 697 | 7 | 80 | 467 | 1,586 |
| Totals | 1,042 | - | 2, 150 | 2,046 | 57 | 342 | 4,755 | 10,392 |
One midwife in private practice undertook nine cases as
maternity nurse in a maternity home.