[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Sidmouth U.D.C.
- Sidmouth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1925
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Sidmouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Total Deaths 10 to 15 years 0 „ „ 15 to 20 „ 0 20 to 45 „ 6 ,, ,, 45 to 65 ,, 16 „ ,, 65 & over „ 20 80 to 94 ,, 10 Hospitals. 1. A Cottage Hospital of 14 beds. 2. A Fever Hospital at Whipton near Exeter. This is Supported by local contributions, and provided by the Devon County Council. We have the right to its use if accommodation is available. Ambulance Facilities. For infectious cases we have a Trailer which can be attached to the back of a Motor Car- Causes of Sickness. There has been little serious illness, and none so far as I know worthy of special notice. Midwives. There is a fully trained midwife employed by the Maternity and Infant Welfare Centre towards whose maintenance the Local Authority contri])utes £5 annually- Treatment Centres. There is a Maternity and Child Welfare Centre which, apart from the grant of the Ministry of Health, is dependent upon Private Subscriptions. The centre is managed by a Committee of which your Medical Officer is Chairman.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30087831_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
