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13.—Home Nursing.
(a) Number of nurses employed at the end of the year for the nursing of
expectant mothers and children under 5 years of age, maternity
nursing, or the nursing of puerperal fever:—
(i) by the Council, 1 (part time maternity nurse).
(ii) by Voluntary Associations, 2 (whole time maternity nurses).
(b) Total number of cases attended during the year by these nurses, 517.
14.—Consultants.
Number of cases in which the services of a consultant have
been provided during the year for a private medical
practitioner under the Council's maternity arrangements nil
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) 25
16.—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 2 (ii) from other causes 5
(b) Number of these cases which died:—
(i) at home 2 (ii) in institutions 5
17.—Child Life Protection (Sections 206 to 220 of the Public Health Act,
1936, or Part XIII of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.)
(a) Number of persons who were receiving children for
reward at the end of the year 19
(b) Number of children:—
(i) at the end of the year 21
(ii) who died during the year nil
(iii) on whom inquests were held during the year nil
(c) Number of Child 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 Children Act,
1908, the proviso to Sec. 209 (2) of the Public Health
Act, 1936, or Sec. 258 (3) of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936 nil