, 1885-12-12
TRANSLATION.
Christian Henrik Arendrup,

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N1AKE KNOWN: On the most submissive repre-
scntation of the Ministry of Finances His Ma.
iesty the King has been most graciously pleased by
Resolution Of End November d. c. to sanction the fol
lowing ordinance concerning the Midwife Department
in st Croix, passed at third discussion in the Colonial
Council for St. CroiN on the It'll September &C.
After discussion OF the matter in the Colonial Council, St.
Croix IL to be divided 10y the Government into 8 midwite-dis-
tricts. For each OF these d midwife shall be appointed, who
shall have her residence at the place where the Superior Au,
thority may direct.
The District Midwives shall be saIaried with $4,000 yearly,
and a free dwelling or I1stead thereof $500 yearly tor house.
rent. The District MidWiyesHt present acting in ChriStianSted
and FrederikSted shall continue to have the same salary as now
for the time they yet may serve. After, 10 years good service
every District Midwife shall be allowed an additional salary Of
$4,000 yearly, which can he raised, after at least 10 years good
service, to $1,000 yearly, and IN this conneElon the service OF the
midWiVeS who may be "heady appointed when this Ordinance
comes into force is to be reckoned from the date OF their first
On the first appointment of midwife there may be granted
her by the Government, as an assistance III establishing herself
and procuring the necessary means OF conveyance, a loan from
the Colonial Treasury free of interest; the conditions for the
vernment, so however, that the payment does not extend beyond
: The midwivrs on their appointment are to be provided by
the public with the instruments necessary for their business.
The delivery and return of these are to take place under an
inspection to be conducted by the Kings Physician.
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Before any person can obtain an appointment as District
Midwife she mus. either have passed an examination at the Roy
~ Tyino.in Institution in Cmrnhaopn or have received instruc-
ton under the supervision OF the.Kng's Physician for st. Croix
and have passed an examination conducted by him. The ex.
penses Of the training of the District midwives in the Lyingin
Institution, including therein the expenses of their voyage to the
Mother Country, shall be betrayed By the Colonial Treasury.
When no examined midwife IS to be had, the Government may,
in consultation with the Kings Physician, Professionally appoint
an unpXamined person, who has given proof of her ability, to
take charge Of midwife District, and may grant her the salary
fixed by this Ordinance.
liza midwife is discharged on account of Old age and weak
ness, she may expect, if other circumstances recommend her, to-
be granted a suitable pension i'll proportion to her time of service
and other conditions.
The District midwives are bound, without delay, to afford
their assistance to any person giving birth in their district who
requests it. For attendance at the birth and nursing during
confinement they are entitled to receive a reasonable COmpensa-
ton, which in the absence of mutual agreement is fixed d $3.50
for attending a woman of the working class, and $500 for others.
For assistance rendered to women otherwise than in confinement
the midwife is also entitled to a reasonable payment.
The District MidwiVeS must attend without payment all
women who receive support from the Poor Department. The
demanded to be enforced by levy without any expenses for the
midwife.
With regard to the carrying out of their official business the
District MidWiVeS are under the superintendent OF the Kings
Physician, and in the execution of their duties have conscien-
tiOuSIy to follow the genera. Instruction for midWiveS ("InStTux
for Jordem0dre~ and also the rules, touching their department,
which may later be given them. Should any midwife tranSgreSS
in regard to the obligations resting upon her according to the
present Ordinance or according TO the Instructions given her,
she shall be punished, so far as the fault committed does not
carry with il a heavier punishment i'll accordance with the laws
in force, by fines, which accrue to the Police Fund, and, in case
of repetition under aggravatlng circumstances, and particularly
when she has repeatedly refused to attend without delay a
woman in confinement, she shall be punished by the loss of her
appointment.
If any midwife abuses the trust which a woman shews by
making her a cOnfdant she shall be Immediately punished by the
loss of her appointment,