[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford U.D.C.

  • Castleford (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    -7- In Qy last i-sport I nadc n.ic-rition of the complete inadequacy of the hed accomiiiodation at the Gastleford riaternity Home and from the nur.iber of persons refused hookings during the year it v/ill he seen that the position is as grave as evero ,/aite-natal clinics at the Maternity Home -were held as follov/s Ilondo.y and Wednesday from 104 30 asnio onv;ards till 1 p«m, approx, i-idmissions v/ere as follo’vvs for Gastleford cases.,.,..o WtH.o.G^ cUk^eso ft 0 ft ft 1 e c ft Pontefract caseso ft ^ « i':ieahley caseSft o o . c v c e «■ o South Kirhy^^, a ft «^ . (i) 1943. (2) 1944. 139 77 38 8 1 66 83 30 11 1 h c ok j: xgk. refused 133 Bookings refused 130 I'he figi.'re of 182 is a decrease of 11 cases over last years totalft Medical aid had t' he summoned for 230 mothers, 10 ante- natal pauientS; ai.'d 13 'iai:;_;.o3;. 22 patients were sent to the Leeds Maternity Ko^pdtal and oi these- 8 -were returned after conf j.nemen'■ vO tao Gasulef'rd i,.ai:erniay Home in view of the very limited aecCi.mi::'’atI-'n .me,'./ jxieti''.g at tlie Leeds Maternity Hos- plaalk- 11 ■ ^01:,e--t t'j V.mitcn Hol'J. Maternity Home and of these one v.,.:s remmrmed :'e -hie Gamt/.ofwpd I.'aterrity Home, 3 mothers and 1 hahy ■•■‘ere sent to Killinghec'’:. Isolo.tion Hospital, 1 to Highto’mn Eospixal, rnd 1 n .i Storthes Hal] Mental Home, In those cases \/here vfomen lic.vo to he refused admission a'otempts 'mei s and a.ce being made to hook then at V/alton Hall Maternity Hem;,., Wak-fioldr SG..BImS^ Gompored -aitli the ear'.y war years, the incidence of scabies has dGclir,-'vd 7e.;'.\y• greal ] y so that lari ria the year under consid- eration the rrml'-rs attend'rg the clinic lor treatment have’ sliC'vn a dec'-lei fo.'-.] cp vill he seen from the following table. No, of oaG''s 'a:e i] ,ng 1943. 1944 0 1945 for. NOr, 1 st t-'-’ -o t' -o:. 'a, of 0 a 3 - s /t --a a r 1 92 800 371 for ■‘■. 'O or i e .v., ' ■■ 70 1303 569 ko iMumj o-Li’-s is he m., :.ospltal riuring the year.