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MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
Under this scheme 213 patients "booked" during the year
compared with 285 patients last year. In 145 of these cases the
full fee of the midwife was paid by the Council and a proportion
of the fee was paid in 63 other cases; the remaining 5 cases were
assessed to pay full fee.
OBSTETRIC AND PUERPERAL FEVER CONSULTANTS.
The names of the lady and gentlemen who have agreed to
act in this capacity will be found on page 89.
The number of consultations during the year was as
follows:—
Obstetric Consultations Nil
Puerperal Fever Consultations Nil
CHILD 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 10 fostermosthers
with 12 children and 76 visits were paid by the visitor.
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
There were four maternal deaths during the year. In each
case a careful investigation was made and a confidential report
was submitted to the Ministry of Health.