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Home Helps.
In July the home helps scheme of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Service was re-organised, together with the general domestic helps
scheme. The rate of pay to the helps engaged was substantially
increased and the services of more women were secured as a result.
Both schemes are operated as one and the helps are used in either
capacity as convenient. Thirty-two homes were provided with assistance
during confinement or sickness of the mother during the year.
These are exclusive of the domestic helps reported later.
Midwives.
Two midwives are appointed by the District Council under the
County Council's midwifery scheme, formulated under the Midwives
Act, 1 936. The fees fixed by the County Council for the services of
the midwives are as follows:—
As Maternity Nurse 35/As
Midwife 40/-
Frovision is made for a reduced fee in necessitous cases.
The work carried out by this Council's midwives during the year
is indicated by the following details:—
Cases conducted:—
Primip. Multip. Total
(1) As Midwife—Live births 33 158 191
Still births 2 13
(2) As Maternity Nurse
Live births 2 7 9
Still births — 1 1
37 167 204
Visits made:—
Ante-natal 1,786
Nursings 3,484
Post-natal 375
Medical Aid Forms sent by Midwives 49
Uterine Inertia 2
Torn Perineum 17
Delayed Labour 7
Stillbirth 2
Adherent Placenta 2
Discharging Eyes 5
Malformation of Infant 5
Prematurity 2
Abortion 1
Ante-Partum Haemorrhage 2
Illness of infant 2
Rupture of membranes 1
Malpresentation 1
Number of cases which attended the ante-natal clinics 118
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