[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City.

  • Lincoln (England). City Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Post-Graduate Courses Three District Midwives attended Post-Graduate Courses arranged by the Royal College of Midwives at Oxford, Bradford and London res¬ pectively. Training of Pupil Mid wives The training of Pupil Midwives continues in conjunction with the Lincoln Maternity Home. 3 District Midwives are approved Teaching Midwives and 6 Pupil Midwives completed their training on the district in 1960. The pupils attended lectures in Public Health aspects of Midwifery given by the Medical Officer of Health. Transport The recommendations regarding car allowances approved by the City Council in 1959 have done much to alleviate the burden of the midwives. 4 District Midwives are now car users and claim essential user car allowances, 1 having claimed an allowance for driving tuition. 4 midwives claim allowances for bicycles and still require transport from the Ambulance Service at night. Staff Changes The staff changes during the year are given on page 12 of this Report. At the end of the year, 8 District Midwives were employed. Other Practising Midwives The Local Health Authority is the local supervising authority for the purpose of the Midwives Act, 1951 and the Medical Officer of Health is approved by the Central Midwives Board as the Medical Supervisor of Midwives. Co-operation The “ Co-operation Card ” for each patient continued to be used by the midwives at the ante-natal clinics and by most of the General Practitioner/ Obstetricians, each patient being provided with an envelope to hold the personal card, the co-operation card and blood group card, which she is asked to carry with her at all times. An effort is made to ensure that all relevant information known to the medical staff or mid wives, including copies of all laboratory reports, is always passed on to the patient’s medical attendant. Meetings of the Lincoln and District Obstetric Advisory Committee were held during the year and the Medical Officer of Health and the Nursing Superintendent represented the Local Health Authority. General Remarks There continues to be an increase in the number of confinements taking place in the City and a further slight increase in domiciliary confinements. Several factors have eased the work of the District Midwives allowing them more time for ante-natal care and education. These factors include the services of two additional District Midwives, the opening of two additional ante-natal clinics which cut down much of the home visiting (on some of these visits the mother would not be at home, necessitating a further visit) and the use of cars by 4 District Midwives thus saving time and energy between visits.