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is in attendance on the case and no nursing duties of any description
are undertaken by the Home Helps.
At the present time there are eight Home Helps on the "panel."
Applicants are assessed to pay the whole or a portion of the cost
of the Home Helps, according to their means. During the year, 28
mothers availed themselves of this facility, being assessed to contribute
at charges varying from 5s. to 6d. a day.
Maternity Outfits.
Sterilised maternity outfits are supplied to maternity patients in
the Borough—the applicants being assessed by the Assistance SubCommittee
to contribute towards the cost of the outfits according to
their means. Two types of outfits are issued, one containing the
minimum contents and the other a somewhat fuller outfit. Under this
arrangement 129 outfits were supplied during 1935.
In 47 instances the full price was paid for the 5s. 6d. outfit.
„ 58 „ „ „ 3s. 8d. „
„ 24 „ the applicants were assessed to contribute
towards the cost of the 3s. 8d. outfit, the
charges varying from 2s. to Is.
Infant Life Protection.
(Under Part I of the Children Act, 1908, as amended by the Children and
Young Persons Act, 1932.)
The five Health Visitors are appointed as Infant Protection
Visitors.
The following are the statistics relative to this work during the
year:—
On 31st December, 1935, there were in the Borough 25 fostermothers
having charge of 37 foster-children.
Number of foster-children removed 76
„ foster-children added 82
„ foster-mothers removed 27
„ foster-mothers added 27
„ visits paid by Health Visitors to foster-
children 490
„ visits paid by Health Visitors to foster-
mothers 348