[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.

  • Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Infant Welfare Clinics At the infant welfare clinics 1,610 first visits and 17,636 revisits were made by children under 5 years of age. Of these, 1,513 (who made 6,173 revisits) were examined by an assistant medical officer. Of the 3,273 births notified approximately 1 in 2 infants attended an infant welfare clinic. At the toddlers’ clinics 175 first visits and 2,337 revisits were made. Antenatal Clinics Antenatal clinic sessions were held on.156 occasions. The number of patients dealt with was 1,045, the total number of attendances being 3,880. Ophthalmia Neonatorum 3 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified during the year. Vhsion was unim2:)aired. Maternal Mortality The Registrar-Generars annual statement of causes of death iucludes 1 death connected witli })regnancy and childbirth. This gives a maternal mortality rate of .101 per 1,000 births (living and still), as compaired with a rate of 1.02 for the whole country. The causes of the deaths were as follows:—• Puerperal sepsis — Other maternal causes 4 Midwives 70 midwives, iiudiuling midwives in hospitals, gave notice of their intent ion to practice in the Borough. Municipal Midwives d’lie frjllowing is a summary of the work of the 12 whole-time .Mmii(d}):il midwives on tin* staff of th(‘ dc'partment: — Nimd)C*r f)f births 812 Nmid)er of visits tf) p;di(ads 17,204 Birkenhead Maternity Hospital Midwife Ihider the terms f)f the agiasntKMd with th(' Birkeiduvad Araternity Hr)spital for floudeiliai’v midwifery, tla* Hospital nii<lwif(' cariaed out work a follows— Viimhe)' of births 174 Number r)f \isits to ])atients 3,038