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During 1937 the number of midwives who gave notice of their
intention to practise in this Borough was thirteen, ten of these
(including the two municipal midwives) being resident within the
Borough and three resident in adjacent areas.
(5) MATERNITY AND NURSING HOMES.
The Surrey County Council is the Local Supervising Authority
for the registration and inspection of Nursing Homes and Maternity
Homes in this Borough. There are four private Maternity Homes in
the district registered by the County Council. No information
has been received of any orders refusing or cancelling registration.
(6) PUBLIC MORTUARY.
The Council have provided a Public Mortuary situated in South
Worple Way, Mortlake, adjacent to the Isolation Hospital.
During 1937 23 bodies, on which post-mortem examinations were
conducted or inquests held, were received ; of this number 8 were
bodies of persons resident in the district, 12 were bodies of nonresidents
whose deaths occurred in the district, and 3 were bodies of
persons unknown.
(7) LEGISLATION IN FORCE IN THE DISTRICT.
The Adoptive Acts, Bye-laws and Regulations relating to public
health, and Local Acts in force in the district were enumerated in my
Annual Report for 1930 (page 17). The Bye-laws above referred to
continued in force during the year under review. New Bye-laws to
replace certain of these have been made and approved by the Minister
of Health, coming into force in 1938.
It is necessary that Regulations as to underground rooms should
be in force in the Borough in order that semi-basement rooms which
are used as dwellings, although unsuitable for such purpose, may be
dealt with.
Particulars of the administration of the various Acts, Byelaws,
and Regulations will be found referred to under the various subjects
to which they relate.