[Report 1949-1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Fife County Council.

  • Fife (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1949-1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Fife County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ] Areas. 1949. 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. Dunfermline 14 14 8 14 9 Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly ... 21 23 15 22 20 Kirkcaldy 11 9 10 11 9 Wemyss ... 13 14 11 14 15 Cupar 15 12 12 13 11 Anstruther 7 6 6 6 7 St Andrews 28 26 38 35 36 Totals 109 104 110 115 107 In 1949 there were 58 domiciliary midwives qualified to administer analgesia in accordance with the requirements of the Scottish Central Midwives Board, and 17 domiciliary midwives received training in the administration of analgesia :— In 1950, 66 were qualified and 20 received training. In 1951, 74 were qualified and 2 received training. In 1952, 69 were qualified and 2 received training. In 1953, 70 were qualified and no further training was required. On 31st December, 1953, there were 40 cars in use by midwives. The following table shows the number of sets of apparatus for he administration of analgesia in use by midwives at the end of each rear, also the number of cases in which gas and air, or pethidine was kdministered by midwives in domiciliary practice during the year :— 1949. 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. Set of apparatus ... ... ... 4 4 5 6 6 Cases given gas and air ... ... 119 111 152 161 113 Cases given pethidine ... ... ... — 331 646 622 647 The midwives, as required under the Rules and Regulations of he Central Midwives Board, sent in the following number of notices o the Public Health Department:— (a) Medical Assistance (b) Death (before doctor’s arrival) (c) Stillbirths (d) Laying out of dead body ... (e) Liability to be source of infection ... (/) Artificial feeding \g) Failure to follow advice ... Total 1949. 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. 115 97 63 53 43 5 3 1 — — 29 25 10 10 8 4 6 4 3 — 12 5 5 3 4 25 35 26 52 44 190 171 109 121 99 The conditions for which medical assistance was sought by nidwives are analysed as follows :—