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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Section 23 MIDWIFERY Cases attended by Council Midwives
| MIDWIVES | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DomiciIiary Midwives | Home Nurse Midwives | ||
| 1. Cases attended:- | |||
| (a) No doctor booked or present at delivery | – | – | – |
| (b) No doctor booked but one present | – | – | – |
| (c) Doctor booked but not present | 294 | 37 | 331 |
| (d) Doctor booked and present | 148 | 25 | 173 |
| 442 | 62 | 504 | |
| 2. Cases delivered in institution but attended by Council Midwives on discharge | 62 | 22 | 84 |
| 3. Ante Natal Examination:- | |||
| (a) paties Home | 2,154 | 186 | 2,340 |
| (b) Local Health Authority Clinics | 2,356 | 111 | 2,467 |
| (c) General Practitioners Clinics | 1,630 | 460 | 2,090 |
| 4. Lying-in visits | 6‚140 | 757 | 6,897 |
| 5,390 | 611 | 6,001 | |
Administrat ion of Trilene, and Gas and Air Analgesia
Number of patients who received analgesia 454
Percentage of district confinements 90
Medical Aid
Number of medical aid notices received 4