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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The figures tabulated below, indicate in some measure the
extent of the ground to be covered on the one hand, and on
the other the success of the work accomplished in the interests
of Maternity and Child Welfare:—
Number of Births registered during the year 2,178
Corrected Number of Births 2,351
These figures represent a Birth-rate per 1,000 of the population
of the Borough of 17.5
Corrected Number of Deaths of Infants under one year, of
whom 45 died under one week 153
Legitimate Infants—141, or 63 per 1,000 Births.
Illegitimate Infants—12, or 101 per 1,000 Births.
Infant Mortality Kate per 1,000 Births 65
The work undertaken under this heading in the Borough
during the year 1925 was continued on similar lines to
previous years.
1. Activities directly initiated, by the Borough Council-.
(a) Provision of three Health Visitors, as in former years.
(b) Provision of a Maternity Home.
(c) Supply of Free Milk to necessitous Mothers and Young
Children.
(d) Treatment and Nursing of Children under School Age.
2. Activities of Voluntary Agencies in receipt of grants-
in-aid from the Borough Gowncil:
(a) Infant Welfare Centres.
(b) Day Nurseries.
3. Activities of independent Voluntary Agencies:
(a) Rescue Homes.
(b) Convalescent Treatment for Invalid Children.
Health Visitors.—Three Health Visitors were engaged, as
in former years, in visits of enquiry to Births, Infant
Deaths, cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Puerperal Fever,
and other diseases of mothers and young children; they have
also taken an active part in the work of the Voluntary
Infant Welfare Centres.
The visits paid are enumerated in detail below:—
First visits 2,040
Re-visits (under 1 year) 2,149
Re-visits (1 to 5 years) 1,072
Out and removals 1,882
Special visits 468
Ophthalmia 25
Puerperal Fever 15
Ante-natal, first visits 399
Ante-natal, re-visits 38
Visits to Stillbirths 53
Visits to Infant Deaths 140
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 1
Encephalitis Lethargica 5
Poliomyelitis 2
Total 8,289