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Infant Life Protection.
The Superintendent Health Visitor has been appointed the
Infant Life Protection Visitor for this district.
Frequent visits during the year are paid to the homes of the
foster children.
A strict supervision is kept on these homes and no cause was
found to remove any infant from the care of the foster mother
during the year.
The following are the number of foster mothers and children on
the register:—
Number of foster mothers on register, December
31,1935 39
Number of children on register, December 31,
1935 46
Number of children who have died during the
year nil.
Number of children on whom inquests were held nil.
Number of prosecutions nil.
Number of visits paid by the Infant Life Protection
Visitor 359
WOODLANDS MATERNITY HOME.
The Woodlands Maternity Home, Devonshire Road, Colliers
Wood, was established by the Council in 1924.
Staff.
The staff consists of a matron, two sisters, two staff nurses and
three pupil midwives. All the staff are State registered nurses and,
with the exception of the pupil midwives, hold the certificate of the
Central Midwives Board. The Home is a recognised training school
for midwives.
Home.
The Home can accommodate 15 patients at a time, but bookings
are limited to 26 patients per month.
The following table shows the number of births which have
occurred in each year since the opening of the Home:—