[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Grimsby County Borough.

  • Great Grimsby (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Grimsby County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PART III.—LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN Infant Welfare Clinics.—As in previous only three of which were purpose built. A weekly as follows:— Hope Street Welfare Centre Watkin Street Welfare Centre St. Michael’s Church Hall, Littlecoates Road Milton Road Welfare Centre Louth Road Methodist Church Hall Old Clee Church Hall years, six premises were utilised, total of eight sessions were held Tuesday & Thursday, 2 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday, 2 p.m. Tuesday, 2 p.m. Wednesday, 2 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. These sessions afforded full immunisation and vaccination programmes. Attendances: 1970 1969 Under 1 year 12,565 12,860 Between 1 and 2 years ... 2,190 1,771 14,755 14,631 Toddlers’ Clinics.—These were held twice weekly in the following purpose- built Centres, and attended by children aged 18 months to 4 years. An appointment system was employed, and attendances totalled 1,679 compared with 1,746 last year. Hope Street ... Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 noon Watkin Street ... Wednesday 2 to 4 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 12 noon Milton Road ... Monday and Thursday, 2 to 4 p.m. Distribution of Welfare Foods.—This was continued at the Infant Welfare Centres during clinic sessions and at the Victoria Street premises during normal shop hours on week days and Saturday mornings. The amounts of the various materials involved are shown below:— 1970 1969 National Dried Milk, cartons ... 23,940 24,030 Orange Juice, bottles 19,937 17,947 Cod Liver Oil, bottles 1,154 1,142 A & D Vitamin Tablets, packets 1,749 1,655 Courses in Mothercraft.—These were run concurrently with the classes in the psychoprophylactic preparation for childbirth and consisted of one class meeting once weekly for 8 weeks. Attendances were 968 (915 for 1969). Parents’ Club.—Meetings were held regularly at the Watkin Street Infant Welfare Centre and continued to be popular. The sessions were devoted to social and educational activities, and attendances numbered 744 compared with 746 for the previous year. Ante-natal clinics.—The municipal midwives continued to hold their booking and ante-natal sessions once weekly at the Hope Street, Watkin Street and Milton Road Centres. A medical officer was in attendance on a part-time basis only, and at the Milton Road Centre sessions only. 185 women attended (196 in 1969).
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