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Date(s)
- 1946-1957 (Creation)
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4 folders, 1 volume
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Name of creator
Biographical history
The Institutional versus Domiciliary Midwifery Committee was established by the RCOG Council under the chairmanship of R C Thomas in 1951 to assess National Health Service obstetric services, to study trends in places of birth, and to define objectives for the next two decades. It changed its title to the Maternity' Services Committee later in 1951 and to the Obstetric Services Committee in 1954. It published its report in the same year; a revised version was published by the College in November 1956. The committee does not appear to have met after 1954. According to a note in T5, p. 17, this committee continued the work of an earlier RCOG committee, the Maternity Committee, 1929-1939.
Archival history
GB 1538 M24 1946-1957 Collection (fonds) 4 folders, 1 volume Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The Institutional versus Domiciliary Midwifery Committee was established by the RCOG Council under the chairmanship of R C Thomas in 1951 to assess National Health Service obstetric services, to study trends in places of birth, and to define objectives for the next two decades. It changed its title to the Maternity' Services Committee later in 1951 and to the Obstetric Services Committee in 1954. It published its report in the same year; a revised version was published by the College in November 1956. The committee does not appear to have met after 1954. According to a note in T5, p. 17, this committee continued the work of an earlier RCOG committee, the Maternity Committee, 1929-1939.
It is not known when or by whom the material was passed to the Archives; Miss Mallon, the College Secretary, provided secretarial support for the committee, and the records were probably originally included with her files.
Minutes, correspondence of Miss Mallon, College Secretary, background papers and reports of the RCOG Institutional versus Domiciliary Midwifery Committee, 1946-1957, including the committee's Report on the Obstetric Service under the National Health Service, July 1954 and 1956 revised edition.
No further accruals are expected.
Open.
Copyright: vested in the College.
English
A general index to the files listed in the catalogue of the Archives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is maintained in the College Archives; refer to the College Archivist.
RCOG Archives hold a microfilm copy of the committee's minutes for 1951-1954 (Ref: MR/2).
RCOG Archives hold the minute book of the committee, 1951-1954 (Ref: T7); minutes of its predecessor, the Maternity Committee, 1929-1939 (Ref: T5).
Compiled by Clare Cowling, Archivist, RCOG. National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000. February 2001 Associations Birth Health Health policy Health services Hospitals Life cycle Maternal and child health Medical institutions Medical sciences Midwifery National Health Service Nursing Obstetrics Organizations Professional associations Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , Institutional versus Domiciliary Midwifery Committee Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists x British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Social sciences Social welfare Surgery
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
It is not known when or by whom the material was passed to the Archives; Miss Mallon, the College Secretary, provided secretarial support for the committee, and the records were probably originally included with her files.
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Scope and content
Minutes, correspondence of Miss Mallon, College Secretary, background papers and reports of the RCOG Institutional versus Domiciliary Midwifery Committee, 1946-1957, including the committee's Report on the Obstetric Service under the National Health Service, July 1954 and 1956 revised edition.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
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Conditions governing access
Open.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright: vested in the College.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
RCOG Archives hold the minute book of the committee, 1951-1954 (Ref: T7); minutes of its predecessor, the Maternity Committee, 1929-1939 (Ref: T5).
Finding aids
A general index to the files listed in the catalogue of the Archives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is maintained in the College Archives; refer to the College Archivist.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
RCOG Archives hold a microfilm copy of the committee's minutes for 1951-1954 (Ref: MR/2).
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- Organizations » Associations
- Life cycle » Birth
- Health
- Health » Health policy
- Health services
- Health services » Hospitals
- Life cycle
- Health » Health policy » Maternal and child health
- Medical sciences
- Medical sciences » Nursing
- Organizations
- Organizations » Associations » Professional associations
- Social sciences
- Social welfare
- Medical sciences » Surgery
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Rules and/or conventions used
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000.
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Language(s)
- English