[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Class Class Class Annual SiiCsoriptioii 1— i^rofessional niwn, large farmeirs and iradesuien... 5/() 2— Small farmers and trades- men, artisans, Scliool- masters, workmen, and servants receiving £2 per week, such as hinds, gardeners, keepers, etc*... 8/4 3— Labourers 2/2 Weekly Fee. 12/G T/G The nurses are not certified micLvives and therefore cannot attend confinements unless a doctor or midwife is also engaged. It will be seen from tlie above survey of the Nursing Associations of the County tliat a])art from the few districts where the Nursing Association maintain a nurse-midwife, the poorer workers in the rural districts throughout the rest of the County are without any easily available nursing help in case of illness unless they are subsc'.ribers to the East Riding Nursing Association. In time of sickness reliance has to be placed on such untrained nursing assistance as can be rendered bv relatives or friends. The Jjoroughs of Beverley and Bridlington have their own Nursing Associations and als*-) make their own arrangements for Maternity and Child Welfare Work. MATERNITY HOMES AND HOSPITALS. The Countv Council established a small Maternitv IT ome in Driffield in 1921. The original intention was to provide accommodation for not less than eight beds with the necessary staff, but for financial reasons the Home was opened with only two beds. When first opened arrangements were made whereby the Super- intendent Health Visitor was enabled to live at the Home and attend io any cases admitted. This arrang’e- ment was not, liowever, very satisfactory, for it considerably curtailed the time available for supervision of out-door work. It was for this reason that a resident- midwife was recently appointed. The weekly charge for admission to the Home, wdiich is available for any applicants living within the Administrative County, is 80/-, but this charge may be