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Paragraph 3.
In connection with the Maternity Home -
(a) Provision of small wards with controlled temperature.
(c) Provision of skilled nursing staff.
(d) The cervices of a paediatrician.
DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES
The Council employs five Domiciliary Midwives and one relief
Midwife (who does not attend confinements).
The following is a summary of their work -
Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Mrs. TOTAL
Andrews Matthews Jones Hughes Spear Smith Jamison
from to from from (relief
1.8. 30.6. 1.3. 1.9. )
Cons.att. 174 129 63 55 75 34 - 530
A.N.C.att. 58 46 37 51 38 27 - 257
A.N.vst. 589 337 294 126 178 59 - 1,583
P.N.vst. 2,207 1,899 880 925 1,205 659 807 8,582
Note - Miss Hughes retired 30.6.46.
Miss Spear was appointed 1.3.46.
Miss Smith was appointed 1.9.46.
Miss Jones was absent due to ill-health until 1.8.46.
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 258
Number of Domestic cases 457
Total number of cases served 715
Full Part Free
fee fee cases
Number of Maternity & Child Welfrre cases paying 83 116 11
Number of Domestic cases paying 205 53 27
Total persons paying 288 169 38
Number of Helps employed at let January, 1946 15
Number of Helps resigned during the year 37
Number of Helps engaged during the year 55
Number of Helps employed at 31st December, 1946 37
Total number of visits made by Helps -
Maternity and Child Welfare 2,500
Domestic 5,001
7,501
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