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Twickenham 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
MIDWIFERY AND MATERNITY SERVICES
The total number of births notified as occurring in
the Borough was 1065. This does not include births which
occurred elsewhere, but which were subsequently transferred
to Twickenham.
Of the births occurring in the Borough, 798 (74.93)
were attended by midwives in their capacity as midwives, and
267 (25,07%) by doctors.
Municipal midwives attended 469 births (44 per cent).
394 in their capacity as midwives and 75 as maternity nurses
with doctors in charge.
MIDWIVES ACTS
The number of municipal midwives employed by the
Borough remains 7.
CARE OF EXPECTANT MOTHERS
The number of sessions devoted to this work were
York House Centre One weekly session
Whitton Centre Two weekly sessions
Teddington Centre Two weekly sessions
Hampton Centre One session first and
third week of each
month.
There was a marked incr e as e both in the total attenda n ces at the ante-natal clinics, and in the number of mothers who availed themselves of the advice offered
| Year | Attendances for first time. | Total Attendances |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 638 | 2406 |
| 1939 | 720 | 2191 |
| 1940 | 750 | 2998 |
| 1941 | 770 | 3375 |
A large part of this Increase is due to the work of
the Council's Municipal Midwives.
Arrangements for dental treatment for expectant and
nursing mothers in the borough were continued during the year.
Certain foods were supplied to expectant mothers
for whom special treatment was considered necessary; no
charge was made for these supplies in necessitous cases.
No request for the services of a consultant was
made during the year.
BIRTH CONTROL
No birth control clinic is hold In the Borough, but
women for whom pregnancy is considered inadvisable for
medical reasons are referred to the birth control clinic at
Hounslow for the necessary advice, etc.
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