[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A summary of attendances is given below :— Municipal Midwives attended as midwife ... ... 299 1 ,, ,, ,, maternity nurse... 47 j Institutional Midwives ,, midwife ... ... 92] {T.V.J.I. and Frater Home),, maternity nurse... 125/ Private Midwives ,, midwife ... ... 7 1 „ ,, ,, maternity nurse... 40 / 346 217 47 MEDICAL AID. In accordance with the regulations of the Central Midwives’ Board, Medical Aid was summoned in 239 cases, 204 for the Mother, and 35 for the Child. NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS. A total of 989 births were registered during the year {948 live and 48 stillbirths), and were notified as follows :— Notified by Doctors ... ... ... 20 Notified by Midwives ... ... 616 Notified by Others ... ... ... 353 4 births were not notified, but immediately on the requirements of the Notification of Births Act being brought to the notice of the persons concerned, these were officially intimated. STILLBIRTHS. The figure of stillbirths registered for this Borough, as given by the Registrar-General, for the year, was 51. Included in this number are 7 illegitimate stillbirths. PUERPERAL PYREXIA. 10 cases were notified during the year, all of which were admitted to Hospital. Of the total cases notified :— 5 were attended at birth by Mid wives. 5 „ ,, ,, Doctors. 6 cases attended Ante-Natal Clinics. POST-NATAL CLINICS. As mentioned in previous Annual Reports, no great number of cases attend the special Post-Natal Clinics held at the Public Health Depart¬ ment daily, patients preferring to attend the Child Welfare Clinics held three times per week, during the afternoon, when they attend with their children. Opportunity has been given during the past year for mothers to make Post-Natal enquiries at these afternoon sessions, and a fair average of cases have been examined, and advice given,