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(b) Number of infants wholly breast-fed on leaving the
Institution 234
11) Number of cases notified as ophthalmia neonatorum -
12) Number of maternal deaths —
13) (a) Number of still-births 5
(b) Cause in each case, and results of post-mortem
examination (if obtainable)
1) Macerated
2) Macerated
3) A.P.N. Prematurity
4) Extended breech in primigravida
5) Prolonged labour - early rupture of membrane
14) (a) Number of infant deaths within 10 days of birth 2
(b) Cause of death in each case, and results of post-mortem
examination (if obtainable)
1) Prematurity
2) Congenital abnormality i.e. complete absence of nose
± Based on the actual number of days each patient stayed.
† Students' cases should be included under (a) unless they were delivered
by a doctor.
""In London Only.
//i.e., rise of temperature to 100.4° P. for 24 hours, or its recurrence
within that period.
HOME HELPS SERVICE
The undermentioned report on the work of the Home Helps Service has been
supplied by the Organiser, Mrs. H. Inward.
Number of Maternity & Child Welfare cases
147
Number of Domestic cases
128
Total number of cases served (increase on 1944 total of 91)
275
Full
fee
Part
fee
Free
cases
Number of Maternity & Child Welfare cases paying
8
135
4
Number of Domestic cases paying
89
28
11
Total persons prying
97
163
15
Number of Helps employed at 1st January, 194 5
2
Number of Helps resigned during the year
23
Number of Helps engaged during the year
29
Number of Helps employed at 51st December, 1945
15
Total number of visits made by Helps
4,273
2 5