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(ii.) The confinement of sick women, including
women having contracted pelvis or suffering
from any other condition involving danger to
the mother or infant, at a hospital.
4. Arrangements for—Post-natal:
(i.) The treatment in a hospital of complications
arising after parturition, whether in the mother
or in the infant.
(ii.) The provision of systematic advice and treatment
for infants at a baby clinic or infant dispensary,
(iii.) The continuance of these clinics and dispensaries,
so as to be available for children up to the age
when they are entered on a school register, i.e.
the register of a public elementary school,
nursery school, creche, day nursery, school for
mothers, or other school.
(iv.) The systematic home visitation of infants and of
children not on a school register as above
defined.
In the circular it is stated that the Board of Education
will administer grants to institutions of the nature of schools
for mothers.
Schools for Mothers.
A school for mothers is primarily an educational institution providing training and instruction for the mother in the
care and management of infants and little children.
It may include—(a) Systematic classes.
(b) Home visiting.
(c) Infant consultations.
The provision of specific medical and surgical advice (if
any) should be only incidental.
If provision is adequate and satisfactory, grants may be
paid by the Board of Education at the rate of one-half of the
approved expenditure. In other cases the Board may pay at
a lower rate or withhold the grant. The Board will take into
consideration, in fixing the grant, the scope, character, and
efficiency of the work of the institution, and will have regard
to the provision made for—
I. Co-ordinating the work of the institution with—
(a) Similar institutions in the same district.
(b) Baby clinics and infant dispensaries providing
medical and surgical advice and treatment for
infants and little children.