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CENTRAL MIDWIVES BOARD REGISTERS OF CASES OF BEATRICE H. JORDAN, DISTRICT MIDWIFE...

Catalogue reference: DE 4245

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This record is about the CENTRAL MIDWIVES BOARD REGISTERS OF CASES OF BEATRICE H. JORDAN, DISTRICT MIDWIFE... dating from 1931-1968.

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Reference
DE 4245
Title
CENTRAL MIDWIVES BOARD REGISTERS OF CASES OF BEATRICE H. JORDAN, DISTRICT MIDWIFE BASED AT WESTCOTES MATERNITY HOME, LEICESTER
Date
1931-1968
Description

Beatrice Helen Jordan (later Doughty) was a district midwife working mainly in the Leicester and Wigston areas, although she did spend periods in neighbouring counties and districts. She lived in Wigston Fields and delivered over 10,000 births during her career.

The registers record details of home births.

Related material

<p>For maternity home/hospital births in Leicester see DE 3479 and DE 3789.</p>

Held by
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Central Midwives Board</corpname>
Physical description
6 volumes
Access conditions

A 100 YEAR CLOSURE APPLIES TO THESE RECORDS.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated: 15th April 1993

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4140cbae-2d8f-49ff-8ad3-409b9c734aed/

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CENTRAL MIDWIVES BOARD REGISTERS OF CASES OF BEATRICE H. JORDAN, DISTRICT MIDWIFE BASED AT WESTCOTES MATERNITY HOME, LEICESTER