Maternity Centres.
Skilled advice and minor treatment for the preservation of health may be given at Maternity Centres to expectant and nursing mothers and children up to school age.
Supervision of Midwives.
County Councils and County Borough Councils alone carry out the supervision of midwives, through the Medical Officer of Health, who almost invariably has under him a fully qualified woman.
Professional Attendance at Confinements.
A doctor or midwife may be provided to attend necessitous cases. The fee of a doctor called in under the Midwives Act may be paid.
Maternity Hospitals for Complicated Cases and Infant Hospitals.
Hospitals may be maintained or beds paid for in existing hospitals or wards.
Milk Depots.
After the war, depots may be set up by Sanitary Authorities (only) for the sale of milk for infants at cost price. (The Government grant is not available for these depots.)