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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Merton and Morden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Midwives. One midwife is appointed by the District
Council under the Surrey County Council's Scheme for a
salaried midwifery service. The fees fixed by the County
Council are:—
As maternity nurse 35/-
As midwife 40/-
Provision is made for a reduction in the fee in necessitous
cases.
The following figures indicate the work undertaken by the Council's midwife during the year:—
| Gases conducted— | Primip. | Multip. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) As midwife | Live | 7 | 55 | 62 |
| Still | — | — | — | |
| (b) As maternity nurse | Live | — | 4 | 4 |
| Still | — | — | — | |
| 7 | 59 | 66 |
| By midwife | Ante-natal | 721 |
| During confinement | 1,411 | |
| To midwife | Ante-natal | 175 |
| Post-natal | 248 | |
| 2,555 |
Medical Aid Forms Sent—22.
Reasons for sending:—
Discharging eyes 7
Rupture of Perineum 9
Phlebitis 1
Feebleness at birth 1
Difficult Forceps Delivery 1
Delayed Labour 1
Adherent Placenta 1
Pemphigus 1
Number of the midwife's cases which
attended the Council's ante-natal clinics 66
Percentage of total midwife's cases 100%
41