Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation.

  • Durban (South Africa). Public Health Department
Date:
[1954]
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Credit: Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I - 26 - a Child Health Clinic. It was.encouraging to note tho interest the Bantu men took in the various talks given* many of whom have brought their babies to clinic. The Bantu School inspectors made copies of the posters for their schools where Child Care is taught. Supervision of Midwives No, of trained midwives practising Eur. Col. Nat. Asiat. Total in Durban No. of trained midwives retired 47 5 34- 2 68 from practice No. of untrained midwives prac- 4 — • 4 tising in Durban No, of untrained midwives retired 3 3 — 138 344 from practice No, of untrained midwives - — - 7 7 deceased No, of women practising midwifery warned to apply for admission to mm 6 6 list” No. of midwives warned for failing — — - 2 2 to comply with tho regulations No. of difficult midwifery cases — — — 4 4 attended to and delivered No. of midwives put on the ’’list” 1 — — 2 3 during the year No, of midwives reinstated during 1 1 1 — 3 the year No, of midwives* appliances 1 — — 5 6 examined 29 59 3 1377 1468 No. of midwives bags replenished No. of midwives dressings steri- — 72 — 3040 3112 lised No, of midwives bags sterilised — 64 — 2720 2784 after septic ce.ses No. of visits to midwives at - ■** “ 8 8 their homes or at patients’ houses 4 4 10 256 274 Certificated and unoertificated European and Coloured practising midwives1 appliances and registers are Checked1 every three months and practising Native and Indian raidwives every month. No, of Registered and Unregistered midwives on List; (Private practising in Durban) Eur. Co],. Na&. A§iat. Total Registered 12 5 1 2 20 Unregistered 3 5 138 146 No. of Confinements attended bv midwives. Registered Unregistered Total European 160 48 208 Coloured 64 40 104 Native ✓ — - — Asiatic 3-3 2850 2863 Pre-natal Clinics Eur. Col. Nat. Asiat. Total 35 12 93 140 • • •