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111
High blood pressure 1
Stillborn 1
Feotal distress 3
Retroverted uterus 1
Multiple fibroids 1
Cystocele of perineum 1
Bronchitis 1
Sticky eyes 1
Macerated foetus 1
Misproportion 1
Hydramnios 1
Complete abortion 1
Prolapsed cervix 1
Internal version 1
Cardiac 4
Manual removal of placenta 2
Tlie average duration of stay in hospital was 13.48 days, and
the cost per case was £4 14s. 4d., of which an average of £2 4s. Id.
was paid l>v the patient and the remaining £2 10s. 3d. by the Council.
Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927.
There are three registered nursing homes in the Borough.
Of these, one is a maternity home only.
These institutions were visited on 11 occasions.
Home Helps.
Under the Council's scheme for the provision of home helps,
38 applications for home helps were dealt with. In 30 cases home
helps were provided, 20 of these cases having the charges remitted
in accordance with the Council's scale. In the 8 remaining cases
municipal home helps were not provided, as other arrangements
for the confinements were made.
At the end of the year there were 9 names on the Council's
approved list of home helps.