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15.—Home Helps.
Number of cases in which home helps have been
provided during the year (the numbers of cases where this
assistance has been given by Voluntary Agencies, by
arrangement with the Council, should, if possible, be stated
separately) 15 (Council)
16.—Midwives.
I. (a) Number practising in the area served by the Council for maternity
and child welfare at the end of the year 11
(b) Number (i) employed by the Council nil
(ii) directly subsidised by the Council nil
(iii) employed by Voluntary Associations 33
(c) Number of cases during the year in which the Council
paid or contributed to the fee of a midwife nil
17.—Maternal Deaths.
(a) Number of women who died in, or in consequence of, childbirth
in the area served by the Council for maternity and child
welfare during the year:—
(i) from sepsis 3 (ii) from other causes 2
(b) Number of these cases which died:—
(i) at home nil (ii) in institutions 5
18.—Administration of Part I. of the Children Act, 1908, as amended by
Part V. of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1932.
(a) Number of persons on the Register who were receiving children
for reward at the end of the year 24
(b) Number of children on the Register:—
(i) at the end of the year 26
(ii) who died during the year nil
(iii) on whom inquests were held during the year nil
(c) Number of Infant Protection Visitors at the end of the year who
were:—
(i) Health Visitors 10
(ii) Female, other than Health Visitors 1
(iii) Male nil
(d) Number of persons (in addition to or in lieu of Visitors under
(c) above) or societies authorised to visit under the proviso to
Section 2 (2) of the Act of 1908 nil
(e) Proceedings taken during the year:—
No. of cases. Act and Section under which
proceedings were taken,
nil —
(f) Number of cases in which the local authority has given a sanction
during the year:—
(i) under (a) of Section 3 of the Act of 1908 nil
(ii) „ (b) „ „ „ nil
(iii) „ (c) „ „ nil
(g) Number of orders obtained during the year under Section 67 of the
Act of 1932:—
(i) from a court of summary jurisdiction 1
(ii) from a single Justice 1