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Wimbledon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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No uncertified women living in Wimbledon were known
to be attending confinements under the direction and supervision
of registered medical practitioners.
During September, the Surrey County Council, as the
Local Supervising Authority for Surrey, arranged a course
of lectures and demonstrations for the midwives in their
area. The midwives in Wimbledon were kindly invited to
attend, if they so desired, and a number availed themselves
of the opportunity of being present.
Several lectures wrere also given to the Wimbledon
mid\vives by the Medical Officer of Health at the Town Hall
during the year.
A local branch of the Mid-wives' Institute has been
formed and the Chairman of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee of the Wimbledon Borough Council accepted the
office of President.
Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927.
The Wimbledon Borough Council is responsible for the
supervision of nursing homes in Wimbledon. At the end of
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