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Midwifery and Home Nursing.
The number of domiciliary confinements in the Borough attended by
the County Council's midwives was 193, 130 in their capacity as midwife
and 63 as maternity nurse. Of this total 127 received gas and air analgesia,
a percentage of 66.3.
Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations, 1939.
During the year 21 cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified, 20 of
these following hospital confinement and one domiciliary. This figure of
gives a notification rate of 26.6 for the Borough as compared to 10.66
for England and Wales.
It should be pointed out, however, that this notification rate does not
present a true picture of the position so far as it affects residents of the
Borough for 12 of these cases occurred in patients who reside outside the
Borough but whose confinement took place in a hospital within the Borough.
The regulations provide that the notification must be accepted by the
Authority in whose area the hospital is situated since the disease occurs at
that address. So far as residents of this district are concerned, nine cases
Occurred which would produce a true notification rate to residents, per
1,000 total births, of 11.4.
Maternal Mortality.
Two deaths occurred as a result of pregnancy, child-bearing or associated
therewith and are referred to in Section A of this report.
ophthalmia Neonatorum.
One case of ophthalmia neonatorum occurred in the Borough during
the year 1951.
Home Nursing.
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The work of the general nurse in the Borough has continued to increase
during the year, more and more visits being paid to patients being discharged
from hospital and requiring injections and dressings. During the year
the following visits were paid by the Home Nurses: —