[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire Council
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    During the first two quarters the new eases were not separately stated. The centres are'open once a week, except for Ellesmere, which is open once a forinight. Til-? Health Visitors and Chihl Welfare Medical Officers are always in attendance. The new ])remises for all County Council Health Services are now being occupied at Oswestry, Wiiitchurch, Wellington and laidlow ; and a centre has been opened at Newport on the premises of the Nurses’ Home. The ante-natal work is being developed, and amongst other things it is hoj'>e 1 tliat expectant mothers and young children suffering from venereal disease will be got under efficient and continued treatment. Midwives arc being started in connection with the Iroiibridge, Oakengates and Wellington Centres. I look upon this as a very good advance in the maternity and child welfare scheme. It should make the ante-natal vork really efficient, and the help, teaching and supervision of the child welfare medical officer at the Centre should be of the utmost value to the midwife in supplementing her training and keeping hei informed as to modem advances of knowledge. Orthopaedic Sch-ente. This consists of a central hospital at Park Hall, Oswestry, after-care centres at Ludlow, Oakengates, Craven Arms, Oswestry, Cleobury Mortimer, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton, Wel¬ lington, WTiitchurch, Wem, Ellesmere, Ironbridge, Shifnal, Bridgnorth, and the assistance of all the healtl) visitors in the County discovering the cases. The following cases belonging to the County were treated in the Baschurch Surgical Home in 1919:— Disease. Cases paid for by the County Council. Cases not paid for by the County Council. Child Welfare, ' Schoo 'uberculosis and 1 Cases. 1 Child Welfare, Tuberculosis, and School Cases. _ _ I !_ Under 5 years. r 5—14 Over 14 Under 5 years. 5—14 Over 14 Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints .. 3 38 30 2 Tuberculous Glands imd .Abscesses I Rickets .. 12 5 • • 5 Poliomyelitis 5 28 I 7 Scoliosis 6 .. .. 3 Club foot and claw foot I 3 f >ther deformities II 21 1 2 fractures 4 Dther diseases .. 3 4 12 6 Dther conditions > 8 Totals • 37 102 30 15 12 39