[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council.

  • Denbighshire (Wales). County Council. no2004062613.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. of premature babies born during 1951 and surviving to one month at: Home Private Nursing Homes Regional Hospital Board Accommodation 27 9 80 Maternity Outfits. 446 Maternity Outfits were issued during the year. Care of Uninnarried Mothers. In providing for the unmarried mother, the assistance of many agencies, statutory and voluntary, must be obtained and close co-operation is essential .if the mother and child are to benefit fully. The future of the child is of as great, if not of greater, importance than that of the mother and before any irretrievable decision is taken, all factors having a bearing on the situat.’on are most meticulously considered Where circumstances augur well, no effort is spared to keep mother and child together, but many babies have to be placed for adoption. The St. Asaph Diocesan Moral Welfare Association has provided for unmarried mothers a home in Wrexham, which is in the charge of Miss H. M_ Hitchcock. Several women have been admitted there during the .year, but two unmarried mothers were sent to suitable Homes outside the Countv. At one stage there was some prospect that Bersham Hall would have been ready for occupation before the end of the year, but owing to a variety of difficulties the essen- tial conversion could not be completed. A large number of furnishings bought with the house has needed careful super- vision to avoid damage from damp and moths. The Super- intendent Nursing Officer for Denbighshire, together with her staff, has spared no effort to make sure that all ecpiip- ment has been maintained in a serviceable condition and not allowed to deteriorate in any way. When this Home is operating, accommodation will be provided for eighteen unmarried mothers, .^s the six North Wales Counties have combined forces to ])rovide this home, it will cater for the unmarried mothers from the whole of North Wales.