[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • West Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (a) During 1945 - 16 persons ^nve notice under Section 7(5) of their intention to ndopt a child,in respect of 31 children. (h) ITuntcr of such children^- (i) Under supervision at the end of tlic year (ii) ‘.'ho died dinrinr; the yea 12 Nil. (iii) On v/hon inquests v/cre held duriny the year - Nil, (c) No procGodinys were taken during the yG.ar, Care of Frcrjiature Infants. In March 1944-, the Ministry of ilealth issued Circular 20/44 on the Care of PreiAaturc Infants. This Circular \7cas fully dcaMt with in the annual report for 1944. In conne ction with the re- coronendations ' o ontainc d in this Circular, the follov/ing action has been taken thereon:- (a) i-revision has been made on the notification of birtli cards for the ’veight at birth of tlie baby to be st.'.tod, ' This provision cane into force as from the 1st January, 1945. During 194-5 the number of b.'Toics notified v/ho v/eighed ’ SM-U-bs. or IcsrUat bi cth v;as 15G, classified as under-'- The total nmiber of prcMssburc babies notified during 1945 \7h 0 we r e Ic o rn' - {i) r.it homo ^ 71 (ii) in hospital - 65 The number of those born c..t hemc:- (i) v-.iio V7crc nursed entirely at home (ii) who died durlna the first 24- hours v/ho died v/ithin 1-7 days v/ho died vrj.thin 1 week - 1 month who died \/ithin 1 - 12 months (iii) who sui'vivod at the end of one montli The number of those born in Hospital (i) who died during the first 2-1- hours wiio died vsLthin 1 « 7 days who died v/itJiin .1 v/ech - 1 month (ii) vMio survived at the end of 1 month 71 11 9 1 3 50 9 4 O 49 (b) So fr.u? it Iras been tli.c policy of the County Council as far as practiccible to r.chmit rn'-cmaturo infants into hospitals or maternity homes. In the post-war plasininr of hospitajs or fraternity ].iomcs the rec ommendations cont<ainod in the Ministry Ms ciroulsrwjii be borne in mind, and suitable provision provided for t;; treatment :od care of premature infamts. Hear.viiilc, t] .c County Council is y.iving all possible assirrt'-mcc in tbiis matter. (c) The services of a ?■.aodiatrician amc available when necessary. (d) M domestic help scheme is in operation in the County. (c) A County AfiDulasLcG scrvi.c:' is in operarmon for the conveyance of any infmits to ]iospital vdicjicver necessary. (f) There is a liaison bctv/ec.n the lies pitals and Uclfaro _ut’.,ority. The Iiospitals notify this DGparrtment v/l.cn a preraature inf amt i:; discharged, and the information is