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Number of children on the register at the beginning of the
year 78
(Number of fostermothers having care of the above
children, 53).
Number of children registered during the year 49
Number of children removed from register during year 42
Number of children on register at end of year 85
(Number of fostermothers having care of the above
children, 54).
Number of visits made by Health Visitors 315
MIDWIFERY SERVICE,
At the end of the year, 11 midwives were employed by the
Council in connection with the domiciliary midwifery service.
The cases attended by the midwives were as follows :
Number of Confinements attended:—
(a) as midwife 693
(b) as maternity nurse 121
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SUPERVISION OF MIDWIVES.
Number of midwives practising in area at end of year:—
Midwives in service of Council 11
„ at Peri vale Maternity Hospital 10
,, in independent practice 5
,, in private nursing homes 6
All of these midwives possessed the certificate of the Central
Midwives Board.
Number of births attended by midwives :—
When acting in the capacity of midwife :
(а) In private Nursing Homes 100
(b) At the patient's home 731
When acting in the capacity of maternity nurse (a doctor
being in attendance) :
(а) In private Nursing Homes 172
(b) At the patient's home 138