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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
Of primary importance among the Health Services for which
the Borough Council is responsible is that which is concerned with
Maternity and Child Welfare. The Council's activities in this
direction comprise the following:—
I. The Municipal Maternity Home.
II. Clinics for Expectant Mothers.
III. Post-natal Clinics.
IV. Clinics for Mothers and Infants.
V. Artificial Sunlight Clinics.
VI. Toddler's Clinics.
VII. Dental Treatment.
VIII. Treatment for minor ailments including operative treatment
for Tonsils and Adenoids and Orthopaedic
treatment.
IX. The provision of milk and drugs for necessitous mothers
and their infants.
X. The supply of Maternity Outfits.
XI. The provision of Home Helps for confinement cases.
XII. The services of a Consultant in cases of Puerperal
Fever and Pyrexia as well as difficult or complicated
obstetric cases.
XIII. Convalescent Home Treatment for Mothers and Children.
XIV. Home Visiting by Health Visitors.
XV. Nursing in the Home.
XVI. Infant Life Protection.
These services are closely linked up with the Voluntary
Organisations engaged in Infant Welfare work in the Borough.
The staff employed is as follows:—
A. Medical.
One whole-time Medical Officer in charge of the Municipal
Maternity Home as well as Clinics for Infants, Toddlers,
Ante-natal cases and Artificial Sunlight Treatment.
One whole-time Medical Officer in charge of Ante-natal, Infants'
and Toddlers' Clinics.
One part-time Medical Officer in charge of Clinics for Mothers
and Infants.
Three Consultants for Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia cases as well
as difficult and complicated obstetric cases.