[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunbarton County Council.

  • Dumbartonshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunbarton County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table XXII. II. MIDWIFERY. (i) Total No. of births occurring in the area during year—that is before correction for mother’s residence: — Live Births, 1370. Still Births, 35. Total, 1405. (ii) Total No. of births in (i) occurring in institutions (including private maternity homes) 657. (iii) No. of births in (i) occurring at home: — Live, 745. Still, 3. Total, 748. (iv) No. of births in (iii) classified to show nature of attendance at birth: — Cases Secti Natior (Scot dealt wit] on 23 (2) al Health and) Act, under of the Service 1947* Other dom case. iciliary Doctor engaged and present at confine- ment Doctor engaged and not present at confine- ment Midwife alone (no doctor engaged) Doctor and midwife engaged Midwife alone (no doctor engaged) Without doctor or midwife All other cases Total (I) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (а) Midwives employed by the Authority (includ- ing those engaged on a fee-per-case basis) (б) Midwives employed by Voluntary Organisa- tions under arrange- ments made by the Authority 169 569 — — — — — 738 (c) Midwives employed by Hospital Boards of Management under arrangements made by the Authority with the Regional Hospital Board (d) Private practising mid- wives — — — 10 — — — 10 (e) Other cases not classi- fied above — — — — — — — — (/) Totals 169 569 — 10 — — — 748 * Including those cases in which no prior arrangements had been made for the confinement, but where midwifery services were provided by the Local Health Authority free of charge. Columns (51 and (6) include only those cases attended privately, the mother being responsible for the midwife’s fee. Emergency cases under Section 14 (2) of the Midwives (Scotland) Act, 1951, are not included in the cases in which a doctor has been engaged.