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visits. She also conducts a regular weekly session
for ante-natal care of her patients.
It is gratifying to record that 42 of the mothers
delivered by the Borough Midwife during the year
had been previously attended by her, 27 on one previous
occasion, 6 of them on two previous occasions, 7 on
three occasions, and 2 on four occasions.
OBSTETRICAL CONSULTANTS.
The Council has a panel of five Obstetric
Consultants, who may be called in by any general
practitioner in any midwifery case which presents
difficulty or abnormality. One consultation took place
during the year.
HOME HELPS.
At the end of the year, there were 12 Home Helps
on the panel, while 5 other women were also occasionally
employed as relief helps. During the year, there
were 250 engagements of Home Helps, as compared
with 275 in 1931, 165 in 1930, and 65 in 1929. In
145 cases the mother paid a contribution for the services
rendered.
MATERNITY OUTFITS.
Outfits were issued as follows:—Free, 152; Halfprice,
35; Cost price, 34. Total, 221.
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:—