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The Council have given serious consideration to the question of
maternal mortality, and for some years past arrangements have been
made with a Consulting Obstetrician to visit cases of Puerperal Fever
and Puerperal Pyrexia in consultation with general practitioners (see
page 88).
The arrangements made with two Consulting Obstetricians for their
services to be available at the request of a general practitioner attending
any midwifery case which presented special difficulty or abnormality at
or after the confinement, were continued.
(During 1938, Consulting Obstetricians were called in to two cases.)
Infantile Mortality.
The infantile mortality rate was 60.
Child Life Protection.
Number of Foster Mothers under supervision at 31st December,
1938 17
Number of Foster Children under supervision at 31st December,
1938 17
Number of new Foster Mothers registered during 1938 6
Number of children legally adopted during 1938 —
Number of children who attained the age of 9 years during 1938 1
Under Supervision during some part of 1938:—
Foster Mothers 21
Foster Children 28
Number of visits:—
Chief Health Visitor, or Deputy 197
Male Inspectors 17
The Foster Mothers and homes are all satisfactory and although in
some cases the payments are in arrears, this has made no difference to the
way in which the children have been cared for.
The health of the children was good. Those under 5 years of age
attend the Infant Welfare Consultations.