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Sutton 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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The administrative arrangement of these services has continued
on the same basis as existed prior to re-organisation. With further experience
it will probably be necessary to recommend certain changes which will bring
them into a policy more suited to the needs of the new Borough. Attention is
also being given to the advantage of attaching home nurses and midwives
to groups of general practitioners.
Statistical information relating to midwifery and home nursing is
contained in the tables which follow.
During the period 1st April to 31st December, 1965 home nurses
attended 1,513 patients of whom 24 were under the age of 5 years at the time
of the first visit and 994 were aged over 65 years when first visited.
During the same period domiciliary midwives employed by the Council
attended 418 home confinements and cared for 179 mothers discharged from
maternity units before the tenth day after confinement.
Home Nursing. 1st April to 31st December, 1965
| (a) Total number of persons nursed during period 1st April - 31st December, 1965 | 1,513 |
| (b) Number of persons aged under 5 at first visit period 1st April - 31st December, 1965 | 24 |
| (c) Number of persons aged 65 or over at first visit period 1st April - 31st December, 1965 | 994 |
Domiciliary Midwifery0 1st April to 31st December, 1965
| Number of domiciliary confinements attended by midwives under N.H.S arrangements | Number delivered in institution but discharged to D.M. before the 10th day. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Booked | Doctor not booked | Total | ||
| Doctor present | Doctor not present | |||
| 128 | 287 | 3 | 418 | 179 |
(a) Midwives booked cases transferred to hospital during confinement
During the nine months 1st April to 31st December, 1965) 478
cases were booked by the domiciliary midwives: of these 42 were
transferred to hospital consultants during pregnancy representing
8.8 per cent of all domiciliary booked cases. 18 were transferred to
hospital during labour representing 3.8 per Sent of all domiciliary booked
cases.
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