31. Duchess of ATHOLLasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in which of the African Colonies there are services for child welfare and African women are being trained as midwives; and what tribes these measures are reaching?
§ Mr. LUNNI have been asked to reply to this question. Child welfare services exist, and native women are being trained as midwives, in all the Tropical African Dependencies with the exception of Somaliland and the Gambia. These services are open to all native women, irrespective of their tribal origin; 1731 though, as the Noble Lady will doubtless understand, mother and child welfare clinics, and training in midwifery, are at present available only at the more populous centres. Reference to the local governments would be necessary if information is desired as to the particular tribes which are profiting most from the facilities provided.