[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough.

  • Burton upon Trent (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LcCiUreS to riTldwives. 0)1C lecturo was gi\ cn during tlio \('ar tn i\Jid\vivc‘s 1)}^ Dr. K. iM. Stratton on “ Anto-Natal Caro.” Notifications. Tlie following notilications have boon received from Midwives :— Medical assistance required Stillbirths i\rtificial feeding Miscellaneous 173 12 21 1 rdedica! Practitioners’ Fees. Claims from ^Icdical rractitioners for fees under Section 14 of the i\ridwives Act, lOlS. for as.sistance to iMidw ives in cmergencic.'; amounted to £34 12s. Od. for the 3'ear, and £10 8s. Od. was repaid to the Coj'poration by ])atient.s during the. same period. MATERNITY AND CHIF-D WELFARE. Infant Welfare Centre. The Centre for .Matornitv and Infant Welfare is carrii'd on at 5.3, Union Street. The jiumla r of tho^ stall and the daj's of opening remained the same as ju'eviou.'-ly de.seribed. Voluntary Helpers. A number of ladies have aeted as voluntary helper.s at the TnI'ant Welfare Centre, and their work in this rrsj)ce.t has been of very great assistance anti has h(‘en muelt ai)prociated. Number of Cases. Tlu* number of new eases rogistcM-od at the Centre during the year \ras 514, and the total attemlanec- 11,810. giving an average p(a' se.ssion of 50, as compared with an average of 01-3 for 1020. 4,811 lbs. of dried milk were siq.iplied at slightl_v over cost price for infants at tending the Ccnti'c. Maternity and Child Welfare Sub-Committee. A .Maternity and Child Welfare Suh-Commit.tee, consisting of tlie following ladies: .Mrs. Ciecn (Chairman), 51rs. Doll. i\Irs. .IJaeCil]), Couneillur itiiss G<jodger, and Mr.s. Sanders, held eleven me('ting.s during the year. The Committee has administrative control over the assisted milk