[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough.

  • Southport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following tables show the work done during the year:— (a) Number of Cases Treated :— Examined Found to be in need of Treatment Treated Made Dentally Fit Expectant and Nursing Mothers — — — — Children under 5 . 109 84 84 84 TOTALS 109 84 84 84 (b) Classification of treatment provided :— Extractions Anaesthetics Fillings Scalings or Scaling and Gum Treatment Silver Nitrate Treatment [ Dressings Radiographs Dentures provided 13 u q General •M (U ’Hh 6 o U i Partial ] Expectant and Nurs- . ing Mothers . Children under 5 ... 59 45 — 55 2 217 — — — — TOTALS ... 59 45 — 55 2 217 ~ — — — Day Nurseries.—There are two Day Nurseries in the town, one being in King Street with accommodation for sixty children and one at Bedford Park with accommodation for forty children. As the demand for nursery accommodation exceeds the number of places available, a priority system is in force to ensure that the best possible use is made of the service. The following statement shows the number of children in the various priority categories whose names were on the register of the day nurseries on the 1st March and this information gives an indication of the need in the town for accommodation of this kind :— No. of Priority Category Children on Registers (1) Mothers who are the sole support of their families i.e.y widows, unmarried mothers and mothers who are divorced or separated from their husbands. 50 (2) Mothers who are the main support of their fam¬ ilies, i.e.^ where husbands are unemployed or only in part-time work due to ill-health or some disability. 31 (3) Mothers whose husbands are also working but help required due to financial difficulties or bad housing conditions . 25 Percentage 47 29 24 Total No. of children on registers 106