[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham County Palatine / County Council.

  • Durham County Council
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham County Palatine / County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The certificate of exem])tion from registration under the Public Health Act, 1936, in respect of “W'ayside” W'est Boldon, was again renewed for one year. HEALTH CEN'l'KES. Tlie County Council lias agreed that health centres should be provided at Peterlee and Newton Aycliffe and provision for these two has already been made in the ('ouncil’s building programme but formal apiiroval to jiroceed with the buildings has not yet been received from the Afinistry of Health. It has also been agreed that centres should, when circumstances jicrmit, be built at Billingham, Stockton, Jarrow and New Seaham, in that order of jiriority. ('AEh: Ol- h:XPh:CTANT AND Ntll^SlNC iMOTHEKS AND CIHLD- Rh:x undi<:k school aoe. Coif res;.—Of the 92 welfare centres in the administrative county 40 arc held in ])remises owned or wholly rented by the C'ounty Council, the remaining centres being ludd in premises, such as church halls, on a rental basis. New centres were ojiened at Newton Aycliffe and Simonside, J arrow during the year. Table 3 shows the aggregate attendances at the welfare centres during the year and Table 4 the attendances at each welfare centre. Table 3. Babies and Children’s Sessions. Under 1 year. 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 5 years. Ante- Natal Sessions. No. on books 14,192 3,7(5 6 6,3(58 8,892 Attendances . 91,490 13,56(5 15,293 40,456 Average attendances per session IS 3 9 Consultations ()1,311 9,055 11,239 40,019 Average consultations per session 15 2 3 9 During the year 24,326 children made 120,349 attendances at the 92 centres romoared with 23,989 children and 122,266 attendances in 1952.
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