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Notification of Births Act, 1907.—The Notification
of Births Act was adopted in this District in 1908, and the
following Table, No. 78, shews the number of births notified
in each complete year since its adoption, together with
certain other particulars :—

Births are usually visited after the expiry of ten days,
and a booklet on Infant Care and Feeding (Appendix B)
is given and explained to the mother. Approximately half
the births are visited. Revisits are made in cases in which
the condition of the child on the first visit appears in any
way unsatisfactory. The work of revisiting is being
gradually extended, 976 revisits having been made during
1913, as compared with 180 during 1912. Nevertheless, the
fact that 325 infants died during the year 1913 under one
year of age, shews that there is still much work to be
done, and to do the work thoroughly more time than is at
present possible should be given to it.
"The Babies' Welcome," Lower Place.—In addition
to periodic visiting by the Health Visitors, there has been
at work in this district since April, 1911, an Infant Consultation,
known as "The Babies' Welcome." It is situated
in one of the poorest localities, and one of the Health
Visitors attends once a week from 2 to 4.30 p.m. Like
the visits paid under the Notification of Births Act, 1907,