[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Derbyshire County Council.

  • Derbyshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Derbyshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3. Medical Aid under Section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act, 1951. Number of cases in which medical aid was summoned during the year under Section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act, 1951, by a Midwife, whether a fee was payable by the Local Health Authority or not:— (a) Domiciliary cases :— (i) Where the Medical Practitioner had arranged to provide the patient with maternity medical services under the National Health Service .. 300 (ii) Others .. .. .. .. .. .. 285 Total .. .. 585 (b) Cases in Institutions .. .. .. .. 213 4. Administration of Inhalation Analgesics. (1) Institutional Midwives. Number of Institutional Midwives in practice in the area at the end of the year qualified to administer inhalation analgesics in accordance with the requirements of the Central Midwives Board :— (a) Employed in homes and hospitals in the National Health Service .. .. .. 61 (b) Employed in nursing homes or in maternity homes and hospitals not in the National Health Service .. . . .. 5 Total .. .. 66 (2) Domiciliary Midwives. NOTE : The information asked for item (d) in columns (3)-(10) should be supplied where available. Number of domiciliary midwives practising in the area at end of year who were qualified to administer inhalational analgesics in accordance with the re- quirements of the Central Mid wives Board (2) Number of sets of ap- paratus for the admini- stration of inhalational analgesics in use at end of year Number of cases in which inhalational analgesics were administered by midwives in domiciliary practice during the year:- Number of cases in which pethidine was admims- tered by midwives in domiciliary practice during the year :— When doctor was present at time of delivery of child When doctor was not present at time of delivery of child When doctor was present at time of delivery of child When doctor was not present at time of delivery of child (10) (1) Gas and air (3) “Tri- lene” (4) Gas and air (5) “Tri- lene” (6) Gas and air (7) “Tri- lene” (8) (9) (a) Domiciliary Midwives em- ployed directly by Local Health Authority 102 104 _ 905 1,706 826 1,297 (A) Domiciliary Midwives em- ployed under Section 23 by voluntary organisations as agents of Local Health Authority (c) Domiciliary Midwives em- ployed under Section 23 by hospital authorities as agents of Local Health Authority (d) Domiciliary Midwives in private practice or employed by organisations not acting as agents of Local Health Authority 1 1 12 — 905 — 1,706 —