THREE MATERNITY CASES Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—A severe blizzard on the 12th of March, 1947, isolated Campbeltown. On the morning of the 15th a woman with child in the Southend district needed a doctor, and at 10.50 that, morning the motor life-boat City of Glasgow was launched with a doctor on board. A moderate, but increasing east-south-east gale was blowing with a heavy sea. The life- boat landed the doctor at Dunaverty by a small boat, and then stood by while he went on foot up a remote glen. While the life-boat was waiting another call came. A second woman with child, to whom a doctor and a nurse had been taken the week before, wanted, the nurse again. Food also was wanted, for none had reached the Southend district for some days.

Leaving the doctor behind the life-boat returned to Campbeltown arriving at 4.20, but by this time the gale had so increased that it would have been impossible to land anyone at Dunaverty, The life-boat waited until next morning and at 10.45 set out with a nurse and food on board. She found that the woman, to whom the doctor had gone the previous day, was being carried down on a stretcher to be taken to Campbeltown, but the doctor decided that now the nurse had arrived it was not necessary. She would stay to look after both these women and a third who was also expecting a child.

With the doctor and seven other passengers on board, the life-boat left for Campbeltown, and arrived at 3.20 that afternoon.—Rewards: First service, £16 10*.; second service, £16 19s. 6d.

Both rewards were paid by the Argyll County Council.