Report of the Departmental Committee appointed by the Lord President of the Council to consider the working of the Midwives Act, 1902.

  • Great Britain. Midwives Act Committee.
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[1909]
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891: reference to sec. 77, {Murphy) 4252-4. PUERPERAL FEVER [SEPSIS]: arraugemeuts for treatment of cases of : at Liverpool, {Hope) 2940-1, 3053-4. at Manchester, {Taylor) 5980-2. deaths from: effect of Act in reduction of, {Bobinson) 2457. number of, {Wilson) 965-8. reduction in number of, {Johnstone) 2748-51. statistics as to, p. I. 24. in Worcestershire: fluctuation of death-rate, {Fosbrohe) 3235. decrease of, {Duncan) 129. due to efficient inspection of midwives, {Taylor) 5938-45. due to Midwives Act, {Sinclair) 2240-1. notification of: midwives should be requu-ed to notify eases of, to local supervising authority, {Fosbrolce) 3169-77, 3253-7, 3381-4. not complete, {Barwise) 6418-9. statistics as to: not collected by C.M.B., {Duncan) 126-9, 300-1. unreliability of, {Taylor) 6013-6. PUERPERAL MORBIDITY: effects of, {Sinclair) 2139, 2208-12. Q,UEEN VICTORIA S JUBILEE INSTITUTE : afiihation to, of district nursing associations, {Hughes) 1876-7. meaning of, {Hughes) 1962-3. candidates for training by: no lack of, {Hughes) 2027-8. county superintendents: appointment and status of, {Hughes) 1979. as inspectors of midwives, {Hughes) 1911-15. development of system of, {Hughes) 1753-5. emergency homes for nurses assisted by, {Hughes) 1905-9. evidence of Miss Hughes, General Superintendent, 1726-2063. funds of, {Hughes) 1943-52, 1994-5. grants from boards of guardians, {Hughes) 1786-8. minimum fee for midwives imder rules of, {Hughes) 2046-50. no official recognition of, {Hughes) 1806. number of nurses working under, {Hughes) 1751. nurses of: two classes of, {Hughes) 1748. as school nurses {Hughes) 1958. object of, and extent and nature of operations, {Hughes) 172'7-47, 1875-6. organisation of, {Hughes) 1926-42. provident system of, {Hughes) 1765-74. Queen's Nm-ses: control over, {Hughes) 1964-8. cost of, {Hughes) 1848-55. as health visitors and school nurses, {Trendell) 5084-6. not usiially employed in iiiral districts, {Hughes) 2062-3. qualification of, {Hughes) 1748. lesident cottage niu-ses sometimes employed by affiliated associations, {Hughes) 1881-4, 1998- 2000. shortage of midwives not anticipated by, {Hughes) 2022-6. supply of midwives by. {Hughes) 1789-91, 1795. supei-vision by, of affiliated cormty associations. {Hughes) 1920-5. training of midwives for, {Hughes) 1816-19. Treasury aid not asked for by, {Hughes) 1959-60. Village Nurses: do not contribute towards cost of own training, {Hughes) 1831-2. midwifery fees of, {Hughes) 1767-9. more numerous in rural districts, {Hughes) 1752. not allowed to take oiitside practice, {Hughes) 1777-85. qualification of, {Hughes) 1749-50. salary of, {Hughes) 1775-6. Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute—cout. wage-limit for cases which midwife is allowed to attend, {Hughes) 2033-5. work of, {Hughes) 1960-1. could be extended, if necessary funds were provided, {Hughes), 1789-91, 1953-8. other references to, {Bruce) 1358; {Johnstone) 2818; {Miles) 5210. QUEEN'S NURSES: See under Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute, RATES AND TAXES: suggested remission of, on training homes, {Broad- wood) 368 ; p. II. 18. REGISTER OF BIRTHS: suggested entry in, of name of person deliveidng mother, (Broadwood) 419; {Johnstone) 2746-7, 2831-42; {Fosbrolce) 3337-43; {Kaye) 3561-8, {Handford) 4065 ; {Murphy) 4435-6. REGISTER OP CASES: difficulty in getting midwives to keep, {Duncan) 121-2. improvement in keeping of, by Liverpool midwives, {Hojie) 2895. suggested presei-vation of, {Duncan) 121. sviggested retention of, by local supervising autho- rity when midwife leaves district, {Wilson) 1058-9; {Fosbrolce) 3367; {Handford) 4:076-8^. wse of, in connection with penal proceedings against a midwife, {Dimcan) 121-5. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS: still-births should be registered, {Broadwood) 503-4; {Schroder) 6515. REMUNERATION OF MEDICAL MEN SUM- MONED IN PURSUANCE OF RULE B. 18: absence of provision for: cause of hostility of medical men to midwives, {Handford) 3977, 4023-5. great cause of difficulty, {Paget) 795. obstacle to working of Act, {Duncan) 52; {Murphy) 4285 ; (Young) mU. principal defect in Act, {Sinclair) 2101. action of guardians in regard to payment of: {Johnstone) 2768-77. in Derbyshire, {Barwise) 6269-71. in Dewsbury, {Brown) 1303-9. in Hertford, {Miles) 5196. in Lancashire, {Sergeant) 4559, 4574-5, 4579, 4680-8. in London, {Murphy) 4268. in Notts, {Handford) 4130. in Oxford, {Bivers-Willson) 6535-9. in Rotherham, {Bobinson) 2496-502. in Salford, {Taylor) 5906. in Wandsworth, {McManus) 5861. in West Riding, {Kaye) 3588, 3618. in Worcestershire, {Fosbrolce) 3182. after-attendance: difficulties as to, {Whitalcer) 5647-55; {Flemming) 5831-5; question of, {Hope) 3039-43; remimeration for, (Woods) 1563-9; {Bivers-Willson) 6562-74; {Young) 6853-4; should be at discretion of medical man, {Woods) 1552-5, 1696-706 ; should be given by medical man called in to emergency {Bivers- Willson) 6562. amount of fee, {Woods) 1536-43. fee should cover after-attendance, {Woods) 1647; {Bivers-Willson) 6562, 6570. fee should cover emergency attendance only, {Murphy) 4384-7 ; {Whitalcer) 5649-50. ' Local GoveiTiment Board should determine, {Murphy) 4276-8, 4318; {Taylor) 5910; {Bivers-Willson) 6573-4; shordd exercise supervision over, (Whitalcer) 5536-7. local supei-vising authority should fix, {Ser- geant) 4637. mUeage fee for coimtry cases, {Flemming) 5809, 5830 ; (Young) 6782-4, 6855-6. poor law scale suggested, {Young) 6779-81. scale of fees adopted by: Manchester city council, {Taylor) 5889. Rotherham guardians, {Bobinson) 2498. St. Helen's town council, {Paget) 604.