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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The figures tabulated below, indicate in some measure the
extent of the ground to be covered on the one hand, and on
the other the success of the work accomplished in the interests
of Maternity and Child Welfare :—
Number of Births registered during the year 2,199
Corrected Number of Births 2,399
These figures represent a Birth rate per 1,000 of the population
of the Borough of 17.9
Corrected Number of Deaths of Infants under one year, of
whom 51 died under one week 173
Legitimate Infants—153, or 68 per 1,000 Births.
Illegitimate Infants—20, or 148 per 1,000 Births.
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births 72
The work undertaken under this heading in the Borough
during the year 1924 falls into three categories:—
1. Activities directly initiated by the Borough Council:
(a) Provision of three Health Visitors, as in former years.
(b) Provision of a Maternity Home.
(c) Supply of Free Milk to necessitous Mothers and Young
Children.
(d) Treatment and Nursing of Children under School Age.
2. Activities of Voluntary Agencies in receipt of grants-
in-aid from, the Borough Council:
(a) Infant Welfare Centres.
(b) Day Nurseries.
3. Activities of independent Voluntary Agencies :
(a) Rescue Homes.
(b) Convalescent Treatment for Invalid Children.
Health Visitors.—Three Health Visitors were engaged, as
in former years, in visits of enquiry to Births, Infant
Deaths, cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Puerperal Fever,
and other diseases of mothers and young children; they have
also taken an active part in the work of the Voluntary
Infant Welfare Centres.