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No. of children:—
(a) At the beginning of the year 20
(b) At 5th July 25
No. of foster children who died Nil
No. of inquests held Nil
(k) Sunlight Clinic.
No. of cases treated including any outstanding
from previous year 150
No. of treatments 2,071
Diseases Treated.
Knock-knees 2
General Atonia 3
General debility 114
Bowed legs 6
INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR MOTHERS.
(a) Maternity Home. (Transferred to Regional Hospital
Board, July 5th, 1948, but Council continue supervision
on an agency basis.)
The Home continued as a training school for the
State Certified Midwives Part II Examination.
Priority admission was given to primiparæ, previous
or expected abnormal cases, cases from overcrowded
homes and unmarried mothers.
Statistics.
No. of patients in Home, 1st January, 1948 18
No. of patients admitted during 1948 715
No. of patients discharged during 1948 709
No. of patients died during 1948 nil
No. of patients remaining, 31st December, 1948 24
No. of patient days 8,081
Average duration of stay in days 10.79
No. of cases delivered by nursing staff (midwives) 622
No. of cases delivered by doctors 90
No. of cases delivered before patients admitted to
Home 3
No. of primiparæ 398
No. of multiparæ 314
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