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?@. No midwife shall iay ont a dead body except in the case of
a patient upon whom she has been in attendance at the time pf death,
After laying out a body for burial she shall notify the District
Medical Officer of the District in which she practises and undergo
adequate cleansing and disinfection in accordance with the preceding
rule.

8. very midwife shall note in her register of cases each
occasion on which she is under the necessity of administering in any
way any drug and the time and cause of administration.

9. ‘Fhe midwife shall be sernpulously clean in every way
with respect to her person, clothing, appliances and premises. She
shall keep her nails cut short and elean and preserve the skin of her
hands as far as possible from cracks and abrasions. Every midwife
shall submit herself for inspection in this respeet whenever called
upon for this purpose by any authorised person. When attending
her patients she must wear a clean dress of washable material which
ean be boiled, and which either has short sleeves reaching to above
the elbow only or sleeves which can be detached from, or which can
be casily rolled up to, above the elbow. She must also wear, when
actually at work on a case, a clean washable apron or overall.

10. livery midwife shall keep and take with her on all
ocensions when attending a confinement, a case ov bag, kept solely
for the purpose, and furmished with a removable ning which can
be washed and boiled. At least two linings must be provided, the
one in use must be clean, the other being washed immediately
on the removal and retained ready for use. The case or bag must
at all times be ready, and be brought when requested, for inspection
by an authorised person. It must always contain:—

(1) A douche can with necessary attachments.

(2) A Higginson’s syringe.

(3) A pair of scissors.

(4) A nail brush.

(5) A clinical thermometer.

(6) A. catheter.

(7) A bottle of approved disinfectant.

(8) A container of approved disinfectant powder.

(9) A bottle of boracic solution, or tin of boracie powder
with which to make a solution, for cleaning the child’s eyes.

(10) A bottle of an approved silver preparation for the
disinfection of the child’s eyes.

(11) Cotton wool.

(12) Dresssing for cord such as lat or clean rags which
have been boiled.

(13) Thread of tape for tyiug the curd.