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The Council have approved arrangements for the care of these
cases. Special equipment has been provided and arrangements
made for the admission to the Maternity Hospital of any premature
infant requiring medical attention.
SPECIAL TREATMENT.
Arrangements have been made for children from 1 to 5 years
of age to participate in the special services available for school
children and the use made is shewn by the following attendances :—
Eye Clinic U.V. Ray Clinic Orthopaedic Clinic Aural Clinic
1945, Infants 92 721 406 27
BOARDED-OUT CHILDREN.
At the commencement of the year there were 11 registered
foster mothers having charge of 16 children.
At the end of the year there were only 9 names still on the
register with 12 children.
The Health Visitors and the Assistant Medical Officer are
Infant Life Protection Visitors and made 47 visits to the homes.
OBSTETRIC CONSULTANT'S SERVICE.
The consultants clinics were held at the Maternity Hospital.
Eighteen sessions were held; 22 ante-natal cases and 121 post-natal
cases were examined. The total number of attendances at the
Clinics was 166.
Mr. Douglas Lindsay saw 41 cases at the request of local
medical practitioners. Thirty-nine of these were seen at the
Maternity Hospital and 2 in their own homes.
The conditions are summarised below:—
1. Ante-Partum Haemorrhage.
Placenta praevia, normal delivery 4
do. Caesarean section 1 5
2. Toxaemias of Pregnancy.
Induction of labour 6
Spontaneous delivery 3 9
3. Contracted Pelvis.
Caesarean section 7
Natural delivery 2 9
4. Difficult Labour.
Malpresentation, non-rotation of head 3
do. persistent, occipito-posterior 1
do. transverse lie 1
Prolonged labour, non-descent of head 1 8
do. delay in birth, second of
twins 1
Hydrocephalus, disproportion and perforation 1 ,
5. Caesarean section for avoidance of excessive
damage to soft parts (recently reconstructed) 1
6. Adherent placenta 4
7. Extensive perineal repair 1
8. Puerperal Pyrexia.
Subinvolution—sapraemia 2
Bacillus coliinfection 1
Mammary abscess 1 4
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