Annual report on the public health in Sind.

  • Sind (India). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1939]
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Credit: Annual report on the public health in Sind. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2. The Lady Graham Dais’ Improvement and Village Uplift Scheme, Hyderabad, and the Lady Graham Dais’ Training School, Sukkur, are the training centres for dais. Under the auspices of the former classes for Dais were held at the following places :— Dhoro Naro (Thar Parkar district). Khipro (Thar Parkar district). Radhan (Dadu district). In all 67 dais received instruction. 9 dais appeared for examina¬ tion and all passed. There were 19 dais under training in the Lady Graham Red Cross Dais’ Training School, Sukkur, in the beginning of 1939. Four dais appeared for examination. All passed and one of them secured Honours. 3. During the year under review the Countess of Dufferin’s Fund, Sind Provincial Council (Women’s Medical Relief) provided instruments and equipment in Women’s Hospitals and Maternity Homes to the value of Rs. 4,340. 4. As a first step towards the eight year plan for the provision of trained maternity services, it was decided to train five candidates in midwifery at the Lady Dufferin and Louise Lawrence Provincial School of Midwifery. The first batch will undergo training in the year 1940-41. The Government were pleased to sanction the award of a scholarship of the value of Rs. 20 per mensem tenable for a period of 12 months to each selected candidate. In order that suitable candidates may be attracted, appointments for successful candidates have been guaranteed. There is however great difficulty in getting suitable Sindhi girls. 5. Maternity services in urban and rural areas.—More superior services are available in urban areas than in rural areas. It is only in the latter case that concerted action is very necessary although the provision of the same in many minor towns cannot be neglected. It is however a happy sign that the District Local Boards are also considering the necessity of providing trained maternity services in rural areas. The extent of maternity and child welfare services in urban and rural areas is shown in Appendix I-A. In some of the towns, child welfare work is carried on by voluntary associations which in some cases are aided by the munici¬ palities concerned. Very useful work is being done in this respect. The details are as under :— Karachi City.—The number of child welfare centres was 8 of which 6 were Municipal, one conducted by the Red Cross Society and one by the Poor Patients Relief Society. These centres did excellent work. The Health Visitors attached to the Municipal centres visited homes of the people, conducted propaganda and attended to the children who were brought to the centres.