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Care of Premature Infants. The arrangements made for the care of
premature infants continued during 1950. Equipment is kept at the
District Nurses' Home, the headquarters of the local Midwives, where
it is ready for immediate use when required. Twenty-five premature
births were notified during the year, 12 being domiciliary confinements
and 13 born in hospital. Two of the infants born in hospital died within
24 hours.
Care of Illegitimate Children. The Surrey County Council make an
annual grant to the Sutton and District Girls' Aid Association, whose
visitor follows up cases occurring in the Borough. A grant is also made
to homes for mothers and babies in Surrey where the unmarried mother
can be admitted before the birth of her child, and cared for some months
after birth.
Ladies of the Women's Voluntary Services and the health visitors
continue to co-operate in the alleviation of the lot of these unfortunate
mothers.
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