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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 203—Notification of Births.
The births notified under Section 203 as adjusted by
transferred notification were:—
Live Births 1,029
Still Births 23
1,052
Notified by Midwives 407
Notified by doctors
and parents 15
Transferred from
other districts 630
1,052
The Work of the Centres. During the year 1944 the scope
of the welfare activities at the centres was well maintained.
The number of sessions held—ante-natal and infant welfare—
was 664. This figure is the greatest number of sessions per
year operated in the service.
It is a remarkable fact that in spite of the adverse
influences which might be expected to reduce the attendances
at the centres, the ante-natal clinics have the highest number
ever recorded; and 684 mothers attended these clinics. That
is to say of 1,177 pregnant mothers resident in our district,
which includes those who had their babies outside of the
district, 58 per cent. received their ante-natal care in our
clinics, and this excludes those who attended hospitals both
inside and outside the area and a proportion of those attending
St. Helier Hospital.
The attendances at the infant welfare clinics were much
more affected by the current circumstances, and the attendances
both of infants and toddlers fell fairly considerably.
In view of the considerable evacuation of children this is to
be expected.
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