Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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The dental operations performed were as follows:—
TABLE XII.
DENTAL SCHEME, 1940/41/42—OPERATIONS PERFORMED.
| 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary teeth | |||
| Permanent teeth | 481 | ||
| Temporary teeth | |||
| Permanent teeth | |||
| No. of cases | 61 | ||
| No. of Local AnÆsthetics Given | 30 | ||
| No. of Gases Given |
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 years under review:—
| Cases conducted: | Primip, | Multip. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940. | 1941. | 1942. | 1940. | 1941. | 1942. | 1940. | 1941. | 1942. | |
| (a) As midwife | |||||||||
| Live | 19 | 67 | 57 | 51 | 78 | 76 | 67 | ||
| Still | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (b) As maternity | |||||||||
| nurse —Live | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| Still | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 15 | 25 | 23 | 77 | 60 | 92 | 85 | 84 | ||
| By midwife | Ante-Natal | 472 | 421 | 583 | |||||
| During confinement | 1,714 | 1,552 | 1,572 | ||||||
| To midwife | Ante-Natal | 154 | 97 | 70 | |||||
| Post-Natal | 48 | ||||||||
| 2,452 | 2,245 | ||||||||