[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • North Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. Infant Welfare Centres. Centres were opened during the year at Knayton, Skelton, Thornton- le-Moor, Wath and Normanby, making a total of 84 centres in the Riding as a whole. The clinics in the first four mentioned places are held in premises rented by the County Council on a sessional basis ; in the last named town¬ ship there is a newly erected building designed by the County Architect. It is gratifying to note that the number of attendances in 1951 are the highest recorded for the four years since the appointed day under the National Health Service Act, 1946. The average attendance annually per centre is 743 and the average per session is 34. The following table gives numerical details of the clinics held, the persons who attended and the attendances for the years 1950 and 1951. Infant Welfare Centres. Area No. No. of Clinics No. of . sessions held i during year. 1 1 No. of children who attended during year [ No. of Children who first attended during the year and who on the date of their first attendance were: No. of Children in attendance at the end of the year who were then; Total No. of Attendances. Under 1 year of age Over 1 year of age Under 1 year of age Over 1 year of age Under 1 year of age Over 1 year of age 11950 1 8 235 971 570 146 482 473 7,243 2,143 2 3 125 972 507 70 186 41 6,448 974 3 4 150 944 368 142 224 163 5,271 1,853 4 6 154 738 472 318 226 512 3,697 2,865 5 4 89 295 111 65 88 176 1,279 1,100 6 12 143 387 194 126 155 232 1,311 2,026 7 19 350 1,386 441 317 447 939 3,605 4,011 8 10 142 506 212 131 139 161 1,560 1,717 9 8 141 942 398 147 342 639 4,213 1,828 10 6 198 1,399 545 976 463 846 5,107 2,668 )tal . . 80 1,727 8,540 3,818 2,438 2,752 4,182 39,734 21,185 1951 1 8 236 912 490 156 42] 390 6,559 2,173 2 3 126 1,042 534 59 424 156 6,940 1,088 3 4 151 895 390 38 275 219 5,541 1,980 4 6 148 861 314 114 275 586 3,626 2,404 5 4 98 298 151 38 63 76 1,403 1,348 6 12 155 454 198 46 154 300 1,127 2,166 7 23 377 1,465 453 314 360 1,105 3,620 4,574 8 10 153 609 266 79 127 147 1,903 2,069 9 8 140 1,058 450 186 288 397 4,094 2,044 10 6 216 1,601 545 93 463 908 5,453 2,329 3tal . . 84 1,800 9,195 3,791 1,123 2,850 4,284 40,266 22,175