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MIDWIFERY AND MATERNITY SERVICES.
Full provision for expectant and nursing mothers has been made
by the establishment of Ante-Natal Clinics, Consultants and Nurses for
cases of Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia.
Sterilised maternity outfits are obtainable at reduced prices, and
a home help is provided to assist mothers where necessary.
The number of midwives practising in the Borough is approximately
37.
There are no Municipal Maternity and Nursing Homes in the
Borough.
INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR MOTHERS AND
CHILDREN.
Cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health are
referred to the Southwark Diocesan Society, to which the Council have
this year made a grant of £25.
HEALTH VISITORS.
No changes have been made in the personnel during the year.
Additional work has been placed on the Health Visitors under Part I
of the Children Act, 1908, as amended by the Children and Young
Persons Act, 1932.
INFANT LIFE PROTECTION.
On April 1st, 1933, the duties transferred to the Borough Council
under the Transfer of Powers (London) Act, 1933, mainly comprise:—
(а) The making of enquiries from time to time as to whether there
are any persons residing in the Borough who undertake for
reward the nursing and maintenance of children under the
age of 9 years.
(b) The appointment of one or more persons of either sex to act
as Infant Protection Visitors, whose duty it will be to visit
periodically any such children and to satisfy themselves as to
the proper nursing and maintenance of such children.