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13.—Midwives.
I. (a) Number practising in the area served by the Council for maternity
and child welfare at the end of the year, 11.
(b) Number (i) employed by the Council nil
(ii) subsidised by the Council nil
(iii) employed by Voluntary Associations 26
(c) Number of cases during the year in which the Council
paid or contributed to the fee of a midwife nil
II. (a) Number of cases attended by midwives during the year:—
(i) as midwives nil
(ii) as maternity nurses nil
(b) Number of cases during the year in which medical
aid was summoned by a midwife under Sec. 14
(1) of the Midwives Act, 19.18 nil
14 —Maternal Deaths.
(a) Number of women who died in, or in consequence of, childbirth in
the area served by the Council for maternity and child welfare during
the year:—
(i) from sepsis 3
(ii) from other causes 7
(b) Number of these cases which died :—
(i) at home 1
(ii) in institutions 9
Feeding of Infants.
Breast fed 3,236
Artificially fed 162
No. of infants dead before the visit of Health Visitor 58
No. of infants removed before the visit of the Health Visitor 129
Maternity
Outfits.
Sterilized Maternity Outfits are supplied at cost price through the Municipal
Ante-natal Clinic.
During the year two outfits were supplied.