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Notification of Births.
Number of live births notified during the year 992
Number of still births notified 33
Notified by Midwives 685
Notified by Parents or Doctors 340
No special measures exist for dealing with unmarried mothers
or illegitimate children of such, but cases not wholly destitute have
derived benefit through the Council's scheme for grants of food and
milk.
VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES AND HELPERS.
The Isleworth Nursing Association and the Osterley, North
Hounslow and Heston Nursing Association are the only Voluntary
Societies in direct contact with the Council's Maternity and Child
Welfare Scheme.
Special mention must be made of the services rendered at the
Welfare Clinics by Mrs. Bezer (Co-opted member of the Committee)
Miss K. Castell, Mrs. Chadwick, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Hanks, Mrs.
Rhodes, Mrs. Simmonds, Mrs. Steel and Mrs. Sweet at the Hounslow
Centre, and Mrs. E. Chedgey (Co-opted member of the Committee),
Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Watson and Miss Wotton at
Isleworth.
Thanks are also due to the undermentioned for gifts of prams,
high chairs, clothing, etc., which are given to other mothers:—
Mrs. Barnes. Mrs. Leach.
„ Bircher. „ Marston.
„ Botjer. „ Martin.
„ Brown. „ May.
„ Butler. „ Midmore.
„ Carn. „ Moody.
„ Cottrell. „ Mullins.
„ Dearman. „ Neethan.
„ Diamond. „ Palmer.
„ Eames. „ Parkes.
„ Edginton. Miss Rhodes.