[Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough.

  • Burton upon Trent (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1928
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Credit: [Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    'I liirty-seven birtlis wliicli occurred in Burton have been trans- fciTccl to otlier districts by the Registrar-General, and eighteen r from outside the Borougli have been added, making the nett number S of birtlis for the year 903. The number of births notified by Midwives was 870, and by \ Parents and Doctors 51. .-i The Health Visitors paid tlie following visits ;— Primary visits to babies . . . . . . 834 Secondary visits to children under 12 months 1610 V Visits to children over one year . . . .3232 Vi.sits to still-births .. .. .. ..13 1’ 5689 i 1087 visits to non-notifiable infectious disea.ses were also made* by the Health Visitors. * Dental Treatment. The scheme for dental treatment of e.\pcctan,t and nursing mothers and for all children under five years of age ' remained the same as previously described. The following is a summary of the work Number of children treated Number of mothers treated Number of teeth c.vtracted . . Number of fillings Other operations Ophthairnia Neonatorum and other Infections. The following table gives the particulars of the cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum t dealt with during the year. All the cases were treated at home. the achtal treatment being done b}' the Health Visitors, who carried f-. out the instructions of the Doctor in attendance. f- 0])litluilinia Neotiatoruin. C'a.se.-i. \’iFion unini- p.iired. \’isi<>n impaired Total Blind Dc‘allis.| Xolifiei] 'I'roalctl. .■\l 1 In lldiiic. illnsjiital 15 15 1 0 (1 fl 0 In addition to above 9 other cases of inflammation of the eyes I; were brought to the notice (jf tht? Heallh Dcp;irtment liy .Midwives, c i ^4 .