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Consultants, who may be called in by any general
practitioner in any midwifery case which presents
difficulty or abnormality. Two consultations took place
during the year.
HOME HELPS.
At the end of the year, there were 11 Home Helps
on the panel, while 7 other women were also occasionally
employed as relief helps. During the year, there
were 275 engagements of Home Helps, as compared
with 165 in 1930 and 65 in 1929. In 134 cases the
mother paid a contribution for the services rendered.
MATERNITY OUTFITS.
Outfits were issued as follows:—Free, 111; Halfprice,
34; Cost price, 38. Total, 183.
This service is now available to mothers attended
from Hospitals.
In view of the numerous enquiries as to the contents
of the Council's Outfit, a list is here given: —
Maternity Outfit-. Contents.
3 Accouchement Squares (cotton and wool) 18in. by 18in.
6 Large Perineal Pads (wrapped in 3).
6 Small Perineal Pads.
1 Sterilized Binder.
1 Packet (8 ounces) White Absorbent Wool.
1 sheet Tissue, 15in. by 9½in.
2 sheets Tarred Paper, 30in. by 36in.
6 Plain Lint Cord Dressings (3in. square cut out keyhole)
3 12in. Linen Thread Ligatures.
1 Tube or Pot (loz.) Vaseline.
1 ounce Boric, Starch and Zinc Powder in tin.
1 Tablet Curd Soap.
1 dozen Sheathed Safety Pins (assorted).
PROVISION OF MILK FOR NECESSITOUS
MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.
The prevalence of unemployment and low wages
among the residents in the Borough, to which reference