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Midwives.
(a) Number practising in the area served by the Council for maternity
and child welfare at the end of the year, 57.
(b) Number (i) employed by the Council, Nil.
(ii) directly subsidised by the Council, Nil.
(iii) employed by Voluntary Associations, 45.
(c) Number of cases during the year in which the Council paid or contributed
to the fee of a midwife, Nil.
Number of cases during the year in which medical aid was summoned
by a midwife under Section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act,
1918, 221.
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, 5.
(ii) from other causes, 3.
lb) Number of these cases which died :—
(i) at home, 2.
(ii) in institutions, 6.
Administration of Part I of the Children Act, 1908.
(a) Number of persons receiving children for reward on the register
at the end of the year, 46.
(b) Number of children on the Register:—
(i) at the end of the year, 64.
(ii) who died during the year, 2.
(iii) on whom inquests were held during the year, 1.
(c) Number of Infant Protection Visitors holding appointments
under Section 2 (2) at the end of the year who were:—
(i) Health Visitors, 7.
(ii) Female, other than Health Visitors, Nil.
(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), Nil.
(e) Proceedings taken during the year:—
(i) Number of cases, Nil.
(/) Number of cases in which the local authority has given a sanction
during the year :—
(i) Under (a) of Section 3, Nil.
(ii) Under (b) of Section 3, Nil.
(iii) Under (c) of Section 3, Nil.
(g) Number of orders obtained during the year :—
From a From the Local
Justice Authority
(i) Under (a) of Section 5 (1), Nil. Nil.
(ii) Under (b) of Section 5 (1), Nil. Nil.
(iii) Under (c) of Section 5 (1). Nil. Nil.