, 1884-09-13

Midwiyes there will be required two
more, for which reason, instead Of
sending home one individual for
being trained, as originally intended,
it is hereby proposed to send home
two individuals.
In order, however, to put in force the
new arrangement if possible this year,
the Kings physician has proposed to ap-
point two unframed Midwives, with
some practical experience as assist.
ant midwives, under the guidance of
trained midwives and under their gu.
pervision to practice temporarily in
the country, and as such arrangement
has also been made in Denmark under
similar circumstances and is yet in use
intheDanish Dependencies, the Govern
ment has thought proper to accede to
the proposal, for which reason there
is now posted in this Draft of Amend.
ment salaries for two such individuals
a $12 pr. II. for 9 months. When the
trained midwives next year return
from Copenhagen the assistant mid
wives licences to practice will be annul.
led.
The manner in which the island is
Professionally divided into Midwife Dis.
trictS will be seen in the accompany
ing Statement.
In Ordert to be able thoroughly t ocarry
through the new arrangement and eSpe-
Cially also to support the trained mid
wives II protect them against the IN.
trained women who are practlclng
everywhere in the country, it will be ne.
cesSary to that effect to issue III Ordi-
nance, but until such can be laid before
the Council, which it is hoped may be
done in the course of q few months, it
is the intention of Government admin
iStratively to carry through as far rs
possible the appointment of the Mid
wives each in her District, as every
moment so to speak is precious.
The Governor: Honorable Members will
see from the remarks to the amendment that
Government considers it necessary to
increase the number OF midwives to 8, as
the Kings Physician could not do with
than 2 i'll each town, and 5 iii the
country districts. From the Regulations
copies Of which were now on the Members
placeS-fOr the division of the Island into
Midwife districts, the Council will see the
way in which the Government considers it
best to divide the Island into such districts,
and for the further carrying out OF the plan
it is Governments intention to have an
Ordinance for securing the fees to the
m%idwives; this Ordinance was prepared,
and he hoped soon to bring it before the
Colonial Council. AT the same time it WAS
considered best to gain some experience Ill
to that division, so as to have some
thing for guidance when the Ordinance
comes before the Council as to how far
this division has been made i'll a proper
way, and III order not to lose time, as every
moment is precious i'll regard to the lives
OF the small children, the Government had
decided to carry out the organisation at
once enthusiastically and at the proposal
OF the Kings Physician, appointed Mid
wives and 2 ~uneXamined Midwives, the
latter persons have passed no examination
in the Institute, but have attained some
practical skill, and have been acting some
years as Assistant Midwives; they are
appointed with small salaries and are not
to perform the midwife-duties on their W
account alone but under the nearest
Midwife. IN the Budget there was
provided for only Z trained Midwlves, OF
which 5 in the country. He hoped next
veal to have the whole number examined
MidwiveS, and to that end it is necessary
that one more be sent to the Institution III
Copenhagen for this purpose the amount
budgetted is proposed to be increased by
the amendment. He hoped the Council
will grant the amounts.
The Sneaker recommended the proposals.
4th Member for C~hristiansted's Country
District Raphael would like to ask if the
Midwives in the country are to have any
thing to do with the looking after OF chill
dren up to 2 years. AS far as he knew
children do not die so much in the early
stages of their life, but later on, in the