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sesssions, and we are glad to hear that this difficulty will be
overcome in the following year by the institution of a
weekly session. A considerable number of patients were
recommended for convalescent treatment on account of postnatal
debility. A large number were recommended for
ultra-violet ray treatment. A few patients were suffering
from uterine displacements, and a few patients were referred
to special hospitals for further treatment.
Finally I should like to thank the Lady Superintendent
and the Health Visitors for their continued and ungrudging
help and to congratulate them on the efficient manner in
which they keep all the records referring to the work of
the Department.
R. C. Townshend.
BOROUGH MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
The Borough Midwife had 28 bookings carried
forward to 1930 from 1929. During 1930 160 bookings
were received, of which 3 were subsequently
cancelled. During the year 149 mothers were attended,
109 by the Borough Midwife and 40 by a private midwife
acting as her deputy, while 7 patients were
removed to hospital on medical advice. In two cases
a doctor was engaged by, the patient as well as the
Borough Midwife. Of the 149 mothers delivered, 15
were primiparae and 134 multipara. There were 29
expectant mothers on the books at the end of the year.
The Borough Midwife or her deputy paid 1,720
visits in connection with her practice and 31 other
visits. She also conducts a regular weekly session
for ante-natal care of her patients, and assists in the
work of the Welfare Centre.
It is gratifying to record that 49 of the mothers
delivered by the Borough Midwife during the year
had been previously attended by her, 34 of them on two
previous occasions, and 15 on three occasions.