[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Cambridgeshire County Council.

  • Cambridgeshire (England). County Council
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Cambridgeshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ihe health of mothers, the making of garments, etc., while instruction to girls in mothercraft is now taught in all the girls’ schools. During the year 10 maternity cases were maintained by the Town Council in beds in Addenbrooke's Hospital, and an arrangement has now been entered into with the Poor Law Guardians for the reception of maternity cases in the new block of the Infirmary. The Town Council’s scheme for dental treatment of mothers and children below school age, under the direction of the Public Dental Officer, includes expectant and nursing mothers in attendance at the Infant Welfare Centres, and aims mainly at the ])revention of dental caries by instructional methods, though much actual disease still of necessity calls for treatment. During the year 64 mothers received treatment, including the provision of dentures, while 279 children were enrolled in the scheme for supervision and any necessary treatment. This is an appreciable advance on the previous year's work, some 952 attendances in all being paid. The educational opportunities afforded should be of great value. A Health and Cleanliness Exhibition arranged by the Town Council was held in the Guildhall for several days. The exhibits, many of which were lent by well-known national agencies, included matters relating to maternity and child welfare, care of the teeth, prevention of tuberculosis, clean milk ])roduction. Red Cross work, etc. In addition to the exhibits, lectures and health plays were given and films shown. Special facilities were afforded for the attendance of people from the villages on the last day, the programme for which was arranged by the County Council. This exhibition successfully achieved its object of arousing public interest in health matters. The attendance is estimated at about 7,000 persons.