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14
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.

The arrangements made for furthering the health of Expectant Mothers and
of Children under 5 years of age are:—
Domiciliary Visitation and advice, and the urging of Mothers to attend the
Infant Welfare Centre and the Dental Clinic also when necessary.
In all cases of Infant Deaths and of Still-births the home has been visited
and enquiries made as to the causes.
There have been a few cases of births to unmarried mothers; in these the
mother has either been treated at home, or admission obtained for her to a lyingin
home specially set apart for such.
In the case of children deprived of a home with their own parents it is usual
for them to be placed out with foster parents. The Council's Creche is able also
to take a certain number of children boarders from Monday to Saturday, and this
is a convenience to some Mothers who are at work during the week but free at
the week-end. (see next page).
In addition to the Notifiable Infectious Diseases, particulars of which are
given in Table II, there was a considerable number of cases of Whooping Cough
and Chicken Pox, specially towards the end of the year.
M iss Massie, who had very ably fulfilled the duties of your Health Visitor
since October 15th, 1917, resigned her post on September 15th, 1919, and was