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(d) Child Life Protection and Adoption of Children.
By Section 39 (1) of the Children Act, 1948, the functions of
the welfare authority were referred to the Children's Committee.
A Children's Officer was appointed by the Council and this
department through the medium of the Health Visitors afforded
some help until 1/12/48, when adequate staffing arrangements
had been made by the Children's Officer.
(e) Care of Premature Infants.
1. Number of premature babies notified during the
year ended 31/12/48, whose mothers were normally
resident in the area 105
2. Number of premature babies notified during the
year who were born :—
(а) at home 25
(б) in hospital or nursing home 80
3. Number of those born at home who were nursed
entirely at home 20
4. Number of those born at home :—
(a) Who died during the first 24 hours 4
(b) Who survived at the end of one month 20
5. Number of those born in hospital or nursing home :—
(a) Who died during the first 24 hours 5
(b) Who survived at the end of one month 67
(/) Registration of Nursing Homes.
There were no registered homes in the Borough at the beginning
of 1948, and there were none registered during the year.
(g) Home Helps.
A report on the Council's work will be found under the
National Health Service Act, 1946, section.
(h) Administration of Analgesics.
At the end of the year, all the Council midwives were qualified
to administer analgesics and during the year the number of cases
dealt with was 67.