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Twickenham 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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PROVISION OF INBODIN
During the year the Minister of Health gave general
approval (for the duration of the war) to enable,the appropriate
authorities under the Public Health Acts to provide supplies of
Insulin for certain classes of persons suffering from diabetes.
Three cases were on the register of the Department at the end of
the year.
HEALTH EDUCATION
Despite war-time difficulties every effort was made to
develop this important work during the year, which included the
display of posters on public hoardings, offices, etc., exhibition
of slides at cinemas, advertisements in the local press, and the
distribution of hundreds of leaflets on diphtheria immunization,
venereal diseases, droplet infection, hygiene in schools, etc.
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MATERNITY AND CHILD
WELFARE
MIDWIFERY AND MATERNITY SERVICES
The total number of births notified as occurring' in the
Borough was 1420. This does not include births which occurred
elsewhere, but which were subsequently transferred to Twickenham.
Of the births occurring in the Borough, 1005 (70.77%)
were attended by midwives in their capacity as midwives, and 415
(29.23$) by doctors.
Municipal midwives attended 525 births (36.9%) - 385 in
their capacity as midwives and 140 as maternity nurses with
doctors in charge.

Notified Births.

Confinement dealt with by Acting as Midwives Acting as Maternity Nurses with doctor in attendance
Municipal Midlives385140
Non-municipal Midwives379
Bearsted Hospital57026
Nursing Homes (6)13317
1005492

MIDWIVES ACTS
The number of municipal midwives employed by the Council
remains 7
CARE OF EXPECTANT MOTHERS.
The number of sessions devoted to this work were
York House Centre One weekly session, plus
additional session on second
and fourth week each month.
Whitton Centre Two weekly sessions
Teddington Centre Two Weekly sessions
Hampton Centre One session first and third
week of each month.
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