[Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City.

  • Lincoln (England). City Council.
Date:
1971
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Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Details of the number attending at each Ante-Natal Clinic during the year are given in the following table:— Seen by * Total Doctor Attendances Newland Clinic .. 21 107 Holy Cross Church Hall (Boultham Park Health Centre from 17th June) . . 29 252 Ravendale Clinic .. .. 38 160 Birchwood Health Centre .. — 2 88 521 ^including post-natal visits (1) Ultra Violet Light Clinic The Ultra Violet Light Clinic is held at the Maternity & Child Welfare Centre on Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. The following table gives the number of cases treated and the number of attendances made: 1971 1970 Total number of cases treated during the year. . 52 45 Total number of attendances 574 515 Children are given treatment on the recommendation of Medical Officers and at the request of the Consultant Chest Physician and of the cases treated at this clinic, 48 were school children and 4 were children under school age. Supply of Welfare Foods Cheap milk under the Welfare Foods Order ceased on 4th April, 1971. From 5th April, National Dried Milk was available at no cost against ‘free tokens’ or sold at a price of 20p per carton. Cod Liver Oil ceased to be supplied as a Welfare Food on 30th April, 1971, but was still available for cash sale to anyone wanting it while stock lasted. Children’s Vitamin Drops A, D and C were introduced from April, 1971, as a replacement for Cod Liver Oil. There was a slight increase during the year in the uptake of National Dried Milk and Orange Juice as will be seen from the following: 1971 1970 National Dried Milk cartons 2,880 2,459 Orange Juice bottles 19,830 19,634 Cod Liver Oil .. bottles 650 1,078 Vitamin A and D Tablets packets 880 1,283 Children’s Vitamin Drops A, D and C bottles 1,543 — Care of Unmarried Mothers The number of illegitimate live births during 1971 was 148 (still births 2) compared with 111 in the previous year. This represents a rate of 13% of total live births registered, compared with a rate of 10% in the previous year. Day Nursery The administration of the Newland Day Nursery was transferred to the Social Services Department in September, 1971. The Health Visitors continue to make recommendations regarding admissions, however, and the Medical Officers of the Health Department undertake the medical examination of children prior to admission and are available to advise on medical matters whenever necessary.