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 1973
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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The work of the Council's Midwives was as follows:-
| 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domiciliary confinements attended under N.H.S. arrangements | 394 | 543 | 659 |
| Hospital confinements conducted by domiciliary midwives | 37 | 40 | - |
| Cases delivered in hospital and other institutions but discharged and attended before tenth day | 1,905 | 1,157 | 825 |
| Miscarriages attended | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| New cases booked | 1,304 | 1,317 | 857 |
| Cases on the books at the end of the year | 297 | 483 | 337 |
| Medical aid notices issued | 28 | 41 | 22 |
| Visits paid (as midwife): | |||
| (a) Ante-natal | 4,014 | 4,012 | 4,315 |
| (b) Nursing | 14,839 | 15,348 | 16,081 |
| (c) Other post-natal | 1 ,104 | 1 ,098 | 1,134 |
| T otal V i s i ts | 19,957 | 20,458 | 21,530 |
| Clinic Sessions | |||
| Number of sessions attended: | |||
| (a) General practitioner's clinics | 1,399 | 1,31 1 | 1 ,369 |
| (b) Midwife's clinics | 262 | 324 | 371 |
| Number of ante-natal examinations by the midwife: | |||
| (a) General practitioner's clinics | 1 1,072 | 12,267 | 12,900 |
| (b) Midwife's clinics | 91 1 | 1,438 | 1 ,750 |
| Number of women attending midwife's clinics who had not previously attended any ante-natal clinic in the current year | 404 | 868 | 810 |
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