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(c) Doctor can call in Consultant, free of cost, or at
reduced cost.
(d) Admission to Maternity Hospital for confinement at
fees according to circumstances.
(e) Home Helps provided free of cost in necessitous cases.
(f) Supply of aseptic maternity outfits free of charge to
necessitous cases.
(3) Post-Natal Care.
(а) Medical aid in complications after confinement, free or
at reduced cost.
(b) Consultant aid when Doctor calls in further help in
complications during the puerperium.
(c) Investigation of cases of puerperal sepsis or pyrexia.
(d) Treatment of puerperal sepsis or pyrexia in hospital
free of charge.
(e) Visits by Health Visitor after Midwife and Doctor
leave patient.
(f) Consultations at Health Centre by Medical Officer.
(g) Supply of milk free to nursing mothers in necessitous
circumstances.
(h) Investigation of maternal deaths.
For the Children.
(1) Medical attendance for four weeks after birth when Doctor
called in by Midwife.
(2) Visiting by Health Visitors at homes to give advice on
feeding and care of infants.
(3) Infant consultations at Health Centre by Medical Officer.
(4) Treatment of defects in children up to five years of age at
Health Centre:—
(a) Minor ailments.
(b) Teeth.
(c) Enlarged tonsils and adenoids.
(d) Orthopaedic treatment.
(e) External eye disease.