[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.
- Shropshire (England). County Council.
- Date:
- 1944
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BIEDICAL SERVICES. There has been no fundamental change during 1944 in the arrangements for the adminis¬ tration of the Institutional Medical Services transferred from the late Boards of Guardians or in the matter of Public Assistance Medical Out-Relief. i MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Notification of Births.—In the County as a whole, inclusive of the Borough of Shrewsbury, which is an independent Maternity and Child Welfare Authority, the number of live births notified or otherwise ascertained, was 5,255, and the number of still-births was 101. In the Borough of Shrewsbury, the number of live births was 833, and the number of still¬ births was 21. In the remainder of the County (for which the County Council is the Maternity and Child Welfare Authority), the number of births was 4,422, and the number of stiU-births was 80. Visits paid by Health Visitors. Health Visiting Staff. i To Children. To expectant mothers . under 1 year. 1 to 5 years. Total. First. Total. Whole-time (15) Part-time (54) 2783 1615 15232 16114 16826 16213 32058 32327 694 1 0139 Totals for 1944 4398 31346 33039 64385 10833 Attendances at Welfare Centres in 1943 and 1944. Chil] Under 1 year. DREN. Between 1 and 5 years. New ( !^ases. Total Att< mdances. ■ New Cases. Total Att endances. 1943 1944 1943 1944 1943 1944 1943 1944 1,889 2,238 21,592 24,305 1,067 968 16,758 17,767](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30086826_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
