Case book of G. Glanville

Scope and Content

Ms case book, containing reports, charts and graphs, completed by G. Glanville, pupil midwife at the City of London Maternity Hospital (1 September-30 September 1922), recording the name, address, age, religion, occupation and pregnancy history of each patient that she attended in childbirth, the date of admission to and discharge from hospital, their temperature and pelvic measurements, the position and presentation of the child, if there were any complications during or after labour, such as haemorrhage, laceration or abnormalities of the placenta and membranes, the sex of the child, whether the child was born living or dead, the measurements of the child and the method of feeding the child, also including reports on the condition of the mother and child in the days that followed the birth.

Administrative / Biographical History

G. Glanville (fl. 1910-1930) was a pupil midwife at the City of London Maternity Hospital.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

There is no record of the date or source of acquisition before the collection was deposited at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in May 2011.

Note

Catalogued by Clare Sexton, Project Archivist in accordance with ISAD(G).

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Conditions Governing Use

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Custodial History

This collection was originally deposited at the Royal College of Midwives. It is now held under the terms of a service level collection care agreement at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.