[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    than ;)8 weeks, ami where a. preiiiaiure confinement is to take place in the ])alient’s home the mitlwife has been asked to smnmon medical aid. 38 special visits have been mufle in respect of premature infants, ami ecpnpmeut lent in 2 cases. Premature Births. Total number of premature births ... Neonatal Deaths of premature infants. In hospital or nursing home ... In own homes ... Total junnber of neonatal deaths from all causes Total number of deaths of infants under 1 yeai' Day Nurseries. At the end of the year a survey was made of the Day Nurseries in the county, reviewing the circumstances of children in attendance and on the waiting lists for admission. As a result, the County Council decided that })laces in Nurseries could be granted on account of the child need only, and defined certain priority categories. A Nursery Committee was appointed in respect of each day nursery for the purpose of considering applica¬ tions and allocating places. These Committees will function as from January, 1950. The Day Nursery places provided are;— Bridgwater ... ... ... ... 30 Keynsham ... ... ... ... 20 Frome ... ... ... ... ... 30 Taunton ... ... ... ... ... 45 Weston-super-Alare ... ... ... 33 The Day Nursery at Street was closed in August, 1949 when the premises were restored to the Education Committee for use as a Nursery School. Keynsham. Although the number of ]daces occupied has been increased to 20 it is not possible to use the premises to the planned capacity as ])art of the house is used as a temporary dental clinic and the necessary adaptations of the premises as a whole have not been carried out. Taunton. In view of their decision to restrict admission to day nurseries to cases of child need the County Council decided not to proceed with additional day nursery accommodation at Taunton. 395 52 18 138 230 Residential Nurseries. By arrangement witli tlie Children’s Committee children in need of short stay Residential Nursery care on account of parental illness or other reason are admitted to Bawdrip Nursery, as was the case prior to July, 1948 when this unit was administered by the Health Committee.