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(3) The Guardians shall appoint a Consultant Obstetrician whose
services shall be available to the Council for the benefit of
persons admitted to the said wards by the Council, and
the said Consultant Obstetrician shall be required to accept
personal responsibility for such duties as he undertakes to
carry out.
(4) The admission of patients to the wards hereby reseived shall
be effected only upon an order issued by the Medical Officer
of Health of the said Council or his authorised agent directed
to the Medical Superintendent of the Hospital.
(5) The nurses to be employed in the said wards shall be women
who have undergone a course of three years' training in a
general hospital or other recognised training school for
nurses and have passed the necessary examinations, and
have, in addition, passed the examination of the Central
Midwives Board and have special qualifications or training
in maternity work.
(6) The responsibility for the treatment and care of all patients
admitted to the said wards shall vest in the Medical
Superintendent of St. Andrew's Hospital.
(7) The Medical Staff to be employed in attendance on the
patients in the said wards shall, in addition to the Medical
Superintendent and the Consultant Obstetrician, consist of
an Assistant Medical Officer and his Deputy, each of whom
shall have had such special experience and training in
midwifery as required by the Council and approved by the
Minister of Health.
(8) The Medical Officer of Health shall have right of access to
the said wards at reasonable hours.
(9) The Medical Officer of Health shall inform the Medical
Superintendent of the name of two members of the Council's
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee, who will visit the
wards each month, and such members shall have right of
access to the said wards at reasonable hours.