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The Council accepted responsibility for the cost of maintenance in
Special Homes for three unmarried mothers and their babies for a total
of 12i patient weeks.
Consultant Service.
No call was received during the year for the services of a consultant
which are available for the complications of labour and
pregnancy.
Emergency Maternity Unit.
The emergency maternity unit based on the War Memorial Hospital
was not used during 1947.
Maternity Outfits.
Sterilised outfits for use during confinement are available at cost
price or less than cost in necessitous cases.
Home Helps.
For providing domestic assistance in homes during confinement
4 full time and 2 part-time occasional helps were employed in 1947.
Assistance in this form was supplied to 55 households. The charges
made for the service were in accordance with the scales recommended
by the Metropolitan Boroughs Standing Joint Committee adopted by
the Council.
Midwives.
Two midwives are appointed by the District Council under the
County Council's midwifery scheme, formulated under the Midwives
Act, 1936. The fees fixed by the County Council for the services of
the midwives are as follows:—
As Maternity Nurse 35/As
Midwife 40/-
Provision is made for a reduced fee in necessitous cases.