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# SECTION V.
## MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
### Anti-natal and Infant Welfare Centres.
Tsan Yuk Hospital.-An anti-natal Clinic was started in April. The number of patients treated numbered 124 with 209 attendances. The Infant Welfare Clinic is only for babies born in the hospital. The number of babies brought to the Clinic was 589 (476 in 1929) and the total number of visits 2,394 (2,001 in 1929).
Tung Wah Hospital. The number of attendances at the Infant Welfare Clinic was 2523 (1704 in 1929).
The Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals.-The number of new cases who attended the Special Anti-natal Clinic was 81, while the number of babies born in the hospital who were brought to the Special Infant Welfare Clinic was 225. A number of Anti-natal cases and infants attended the ordinary afternoon Clinics and are not included in the above totals.
In addition to the above the Chinese Y.W.C.A. maintains an Infant Welfare Centre and the Military Authorities have one for the benefit of the children of the European garrison, to the latter of which is attached a trained European Nursing Sister.
### Midwives.
Under the Midwives Ordinance of 1910 "No one whose name is not on the Midwives Register may practice midwifery habitually for gain or describe herself as one specially qualified to carry on the work of a Midwife."
Training Schools for Midwives have been established at the Alice Memorial, Tsan Yuk, Tung Wah, Tung Wah Eastern, Kwong Wah, and Government Civil Hospitals. The course and study necessary to qualify for examination is two years except for those who have completed a course in general nursing, when it is six months.
During 1930, 23 Candidates out of 25 satisfied the examiners and were registered. In addition one qualified European and one Japanese Midwife were admitted to the Register.
The total number on the Midwives Register at the end of 1930 was 165.
There are seven Midwives on the Government Medical establishment whose services are free to those who cannot afford to pay a fee. Four of these are stationed in the New Territories, and three for duty in connection with the Chinese Public Dispensaries. All are supervised by a Government Lady Medical Officer.
During the year 1248 cases (1194 in 1929) were attended by Government Midwives.
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