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13.—Midwives.
(a) Number practising in the area served by the Council for maternity
and child welfare at the end of the year, 12.
(b) Number (i) employed by the Council, nil.
(ii) subsidised by the Council, nil.
(iii) employed by Voluntary Associations, 23.
(c) Number of cases attended by midwives during the year:—
(i) as midwives, —
(ii) as maternity nurses, —
(d) Number of cases during the year in which the Council paid or contri
buted to the fee of a midwife, nil.
14 —Maternal Deaths.
(a) Number of women who died in, or in consequence of, childbirth in
the area served by the Council for maternity and child welfare during
the year:—
(i) from sepsis, 2.
(ii) from other causes, 7.
(b) Number of these cases which died:—
(i) at home, nil.
(ii) in institutions, 9.
Breast fed 3,453
Artificially fed 213
No. of infants dead before the visit of Health Visitor 83
No. of infants removed before the visit of the Health Visitor 130
Feeding ot
Infants.
Sterilized Maternity Outfits are supplied at cost price through the Municipal
Ante-natal Clinic.
Maternity
Outfits.
During the year three outfits were supplied.