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The Competitions took place at the Borough Hall on the 22ncl
and 23rd July, 1924, and consisted of the following classes:—
(1) Knitted and Crochet garments.
(2) Garments made from material.
(3) Adapted garments (garments made for a child from
an old adult garment).
(4) (a) Patching and darning.
(b) Boot repairing.
(5) Father's competition—cots, chairs, fireguards, etc.
(6) Written answers to simple questions relative to infant
care.
Valuable prizes were presented to the winners and the articles
were afterwards exhibited. During the afternoon musical items,
etc., were given, and tea and cakes handed round by voluntary
workers.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment. The Maternity Committee
have given serious consideration to the question of providing
treatment of some of the cases of mal nutrition, rickets, etc., attending
the Centres by means of artificial sunlight and in order to educate
and form public opinion on the subject an arrangement was made
for Dr. Saleeby to give his popular lecture on "Sunlight and
Health" which was very well attended by an appreciative audience
and the Committee have now obtained the sanction of the Ministry
of Health to fit up the necessary apparatus at one of the Centres
and appoint a qualified nurse and this matter is now well in hand.
At the time of writing this Report it is hoped that the Artificial
Sunlight Centre will be shortly opened.
Maternity Home.
During the year 220 cases were admitted (these admissions
represented a total number of 222 babies as there were two pairs of
twins) and the following brief particulars of these cases are submitted:—
Average duration of stay, 14'3 days.
Number of cases delivered by midwives, 203.
Number of cases delivered by doctors, 17.
Medical assistance was sought in 7 instances, under the following
conditions:—
(a) During labour, 4.
(b) After labour, 2.
(c) For infant, 1.
Happily there were no cases of puerperal sepsis, and also no
cases of ophthalmia neonatorum or slight inflammation of the eyes
during the year.