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
Waltham Forest 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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The work of the Council's Midwives was as follows:-
| 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domiciliary confinements attended under N.H.S. arrangements where: | |||
| (a) doctor was not booked | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| (b) a doctor was booked | 838 | 900 | 1,049 |
| Cases delivered in hospital and other institutions but discharged and attended before tenth day | 712 | 668 | 561 |
| Miscarriages attended | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| New cases booked | 1,108 | 977 | 1,248 |
| Cases on the books at the end of the year | 560 | 494 | 459 |
| Medical aid notices issued | 20 | 20 | 23 |
| Visits paid (as midwife): | |||
| (a) Ante-natal | 5,875 | 5,509 | 6,799 |
| (b) Nursing | 15,229 | 15,749 | 17,062 |
| (c) Other post-natal | 385 | 459 | 360 |
| Total Visits | 21,489 | 21,717 | 24,221 |
| Cases in which Gas and Air was administered | 96 | 412 | 519 |
| Cases in which Trilene was administered | 34 | 111 | 137 |
| Cases in which Entonox was administered | 414 | 71 | - |
| Cases in which Pethidine or a related compound was administered | 321 | 373 | 372 |
| Number of sessions attended: | |||
| (a) General practitioner's clinics | 1,117 | 1,029 | 868 |
| (b) Midwife's clinics | 568 | 503 | 496 |
| Number of ante-natal examinations by the midwife: | |||
| (a) General practitioner's clinics | 10,337 | 6,626 | 5,859 |
| (b) Midwife's clinics | 3,664 | 3,300 | 4,687 |
| Number of women attending midwife's clinics who had not previously attended any ante-natal clinic in the current year | 675 | 916 | 1,567 |
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