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13.—Midwives.
I. (a) Number practising in the area served by the Council for maternity
and child welfare at the end of the year 10
(b) Number (i) employed by the Council nil
(ii) subsidised by the Council nil
(iii) employed by Voluntary Associations 23
(c) Number of cases during the year in which the Council
paid or contributed to the fee of a midwife nil
II. (a) Number of cases attended by midwives during the year:—
(i) as midwives nil
(ii) as maternity nurses nil
(b) Number of cases during the year in which medical
aid was summoned by a midwife under Sec. 14
(1) of the Midwives Act, 1918 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 3
(ii) from other causes 9
(b) Number of these cases which died:—
(i) at home 1
(ii) in institutions 11
15.—Administration of Part I. of the Children Act, 1908, as amended by
Part V. of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1932.
(a) Number of persons on the Register who were receiving children
for reward at the end of the year 21
(b) Number of children on the Register
(i) at the end of the year 24
(ii) who died during the year 1
(iii) on whom inquests were held during the year nil
(c) Number of Infant Protection Visitors at the end of the year who
were:—
(i) Health Visitors 1
(ii) Female, other than Health Visitors nil
(iii) Male nil
(d) Number of persons (in addition to or in lieu of Visitors under
(c) above) or societies authorised to visit under the proviso to
Section 2 (2) of the Act of 1908 nil