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MATERNITY AND' CHILD WELFARE. 1940
MIDWIFERY AID MATERNITY SERVICES
The total number of births which were notified as occurring
in the Borough was 1193; this does not include births which
occurred elsewhere, but which were subsequently transferred to
Twickenham.
Of the births occurring in the borough, 849 (71.17 per cent)
were attended by midwives in their capacity as midwives, and 344
(28.83 per cent) by doctors.
Municipal midwives attended 388 births (49.28 per cent)482
in their capacity as midwives and 106 as maternity nurses
with doctors in charge.
MIDWIVES ACTS.
There were seven municipal "midwives on the staff of the
Department.
CARE OP EXPECTANT MOTHERS
The number of sessions devoted to this work were:-
York House Centre One weekly session
Whitton Centre Two weekly sessions
Teddington Centre One weekly session
Hampton Centre One session, first &
third week of each
month.
Both the total attendances at ante-natal clinics, and
the number of mothers who availed themselves of this service
showed an increase on previous,
years:-
Year Attendance for first Time Total Attendance
1938 638 2406
1939 720 2191
1940 750 2998
A large part of this increase is due to the work of the
Municipal Midwives.
Arrangements for dental treatment for expectant and nursing
mothers in the borough were continued during the year.
Milk and other foods were supplied to expectant mothers
for whom special treatment was considered necessary. To
necessitous applicants, no charge was made for these supplies.
The 'Government scheme for the supply of milk at a reduced
rate, to expectant and nursing mothers, came into force in
August 1940.
No request for the services of a consultant was made during
the year.
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