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14.—Home Nursing.
(a) Number of Nurses employed at the end of the year (otherwise than
for purposes of the Midwives Act, 1936) for the nursing of expectant
mothers and children under 5 years of age, maternity nursing, or
the nursing of puerperal pyrexia (including cases classified in London
as puerperal fever):—
(i) by the Council, 1; (ii) by Voluntary Associations, 2.
(b) Total number of cases attended during the year by these nurses, 581.
15.—Emergency Units.
Number of cases in which the services of an emergency unit
have been provided during the year nil
16.—Consultants.
Number of cases (including any shown against Item 15) 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
17.—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) 65
18.—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 3
(b) Number of these cases which died :—
(i) at home nil (ii) in institutions 6
19.—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 20
(b) Number of children:—
(i) at the end of the year 23
(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 Sec. 209 (2) of the Public Health Act,
1936, or Sec. 258 (3) of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936 nil