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OBSTETRIC AND PUERPERAL FEVER CONSULTANTS.
The names of the gentlemen who have agreed to act in this
capacity will be found on pages 128 and 129.
The number of consultations during the year was as
follows:—
Obstetric Consultations Nil
Puerperal Fever Consultations Nil
INFANT LIFE PROTECTION.
The number of foster-mothers and children in this borough
is happily very small, and no difficulty has been experienced in
dealing with these cases during the year. There were 12 fostermothers
with 13 children and 93 visits were paid by the visitor.
MATERNITY MORTALITY.
The death of one patient only can be included in this category
this year and 1 am somewhat doubtful whether even this case is
rightly so included. This patient died as the result of an abortion,
having had nine previous pregnancies, seven children being alive
at present; the first pregnancy occurred at the age of 17. There
is a distinct possibility that abortion in this case may have been
due to the taking of drugs, and although no definite evidence
was obtained I am convinced that drugs for this purpose are sold
in the borough.