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(c) Number of Child Protection Visitors at the end of
the year who were:—
(i) Health Visitors 8
(ii) Female, other than Health Visitors —
(iii) Male —
(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 209(2) of the
Public Health Act, 1936 Nil
(e) Proceedings taken or orders applied for during the
year Nil
(f) Number of cases in which sanction has been given
during the year under Section 210 of the Public
Health Act, 1936:—
Under Sub-sections (a) (b) & (c) Nil
Care of Premature Infants (Circular 20/44).
Number of babies notified during 1946 whose mothers
are normally resident in the borough 95
(a) The total number of premature babies as above
who were born at:—
Home 37
Hospital 58
95
(b) The number of these born at home :—
(i) Who were nursed entirely at home 31
(ii) Who died during the first 24 hours 4
(iii) Who survived at the end of one month 27
(c) The number of those born in hospital:—
(i) Who died within the first 24 hours 7
(ii) Who survived at the end of one month 45
The notification of birth cards provide space for the weight at
birth when this is 5½ lbs. or less, bads are available (when necessary)
in Howard's Road Maternity Home. There is no special form of
transport provided for conveyance to hospital and all cases (including
those in hospital when discharged) are followed up.