[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough.

  • Ilkeston (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Midwives. During the year the Mid wives Act, 1936, came into operation, but the supervising authority is the County Council. At the end of the year there were 3 county midwives of whom one was employed by a voluntary nursing association. The total number of midwives was 10, all of whom possess the C.M.B. certi- ficate. The number of births notified by midwives was 557. Municipal Maternity Home. The Maternity Home is described in the beginning of the report. During the year 132 cases were admitted. No maternal death occurred and there were no cases of puerperal pyrexia. The number of bookings refused was 32, which shows the urgent need for increased accommodation. The statistics for 1937 are given below. 1. —Name of Institution : The Maternity Home, Ilkeston, Derbyshire 2. —Number of maternity beds in the Institution (exclusive of isolation and labour beds) .. 9 3. —Number of maternity cases admitted during the year .. .. .. .. .. .. 132 4. —Average duration of stay .. .. .. 14 days 5. —Number of cases delivered by— {a) Midwives .. .. .. .. .. 117 (b) Doctors .. .. .. .. .. 15 6. —-Number of cases in which medical assistance was sought by a midwife in emergency .. .. 39 7. —Number of cases notified as— (a) Puerperal Fever .. .. .. .. Nil (b) Puerperal Pyrexia .. .. Nil 8. —Number of cases of pemphigus neonatorum .. Nil 9. —Number of infants not entirely breastfed while in the Institution .. .. .. .. 3 10.—(a) Number of cases notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum .. .. ,. .. .. Nil (b) Result of treatment in each case .. .. Nil
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