[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Exmouth U.D.C.
- Exmouth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1952
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Exmouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![17 (f) MATERNITY. There are 5 District Nurse Fldwivos in this district viz:~ Nurse Snaith Nurse Wame Nurse Griffey Nurse Newell Nurse Burrington who reside at No. 2. AHliion Hill, Exmouth (Tel: No; Exmouth 2237). Each nurse is in possession of a motor car. All are fully trained in Gas and Oxygen analgesia and one apparatus is available for their use. (g) CHR'E OF PREM^lTURE II^]E;1TTSo I'Then necessary, arrangements can be made for the admission of a premature baby and its mother to the nearest Maternity unit, in this case the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter. (h) DEHT.IL C;RE OF MOTHERS d: YOUNG CHILDREN. A v/ell equipped dental surgery is provided at St. Clements, Exeter Road, at which dental treatment can be given to mothers and young children. (i) DIHfTHERIA BMUNISATION. Immunisation against Diphtheria should be given at the age of 0 months and consists of a course of two injections of A.P.T. given at one month's intorva.1. The Ihrotection thus provided should be mcointained by means of a single reinforcing injection at .5 years of age, and a second single reinforcing injection at 10 years of age The immunisation can be given by the patients own doctor, the Medical Officer attending the Infant Welfare Centres or by the Assistant Schools Medical Officers. During 1952,190 children received initial immunisation and 169 were given reinforcing injections. 13. WATER SUERLY. (a) Source of Supply. The town has two sources from which itswater supply is obtained, namely (1) the catchment area at Squabmoor which feeds into an impounding reservoir, and (2) two boreholes at Dotton in the parish of Colaton Raleigh. The re-organisation of the Dotton Pumping Station, virtually completed last year, with its electz'ically driven machinery has resulted in it being easier to cope with the demand for water but the bringing into effect of the complete scheme has been seriously delayed by the difficulty in obtaining delivery of certain special pipes required for the new reservoir at Capel Lane and also by the unfortunate necessity to make a diversion of the two 15” pixoelines around Quentance Farm.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29199979_0037.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
