[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Kirkburton U.D.C.
- Kirkburton (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1957
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Kirkburton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CHILD WELFARE Distribution of Welfare Foods At the Council Offices, Kirkheaton welfare foods are now distri- buted on the 1st and 3rd Monday afternoons in each month, otherwise there has been no change in the arrangements for the distribution of Welfare Foods which are as detailed in my report for 1955. At the 21 distribution centres in this Division the welfare foods distributed during the year, and the comparative figures for 1956, are as follows:— 1957 1956 National Dried Milk (tins) 11,797 16,832 Orange Juice (bottles) ... 56,775 51,468 Cod Liver Oil (bottles)... 9,293 9,695 Vitamin A. & D. Tablets (packets) 3,505 3,641 There has been a reduction of approximately 5,000 tins of National Dried Milk sold during the year and this is no doubt the result of the price being increased in April from lOjd. to 2/4d. per tin. It is interesting to note that of the total amount of Orange Juice which could have been distributed to eligible children only 48% was dis- tributed. The figure for Cod Liver Oil is 20%. These figures do not however, present a true picture as the Orange Juice and Cod Liver Oil for some children resident in the area will no doubt have been collected from distribution points in other areas. Infant Welfare Clinics A new clinic was commenced at the Council Offices, Kirkheaton on the 19th August, 1957, sessions being held on the 1st and 3rd Mon- day afternoons in each month. There has been no change in the arrangements at the other 16 Infant Welfare Clinics in the Division. During the year 2,843 children were seen and a total of 25,106 attendances were made, details of which are shown in the following table, as compared with 2,526 children and a total of 21,977 visits in the previous year. Clinic 1 1 i No. 1 of No. of children who attended and who were born in:— No. of attendances by children who at date of attendance were:— Average at- tendance per Session I sess- ions 1957|1956|1952|Total 1 1 -55 1 —1 1 yrs. 1—2| yrs. 2—5| yrs. | Total -1 1 yr. 1 1—2| yrs. | 2—5 yrs. Delph 1 51 211 21 33j 75 4981 3541 3881 1240 9.76| 6.941 7.61 Golcar | 49 791 72 681 219 1323 3151 1 S31 1821 27.001 6.431 3.73 Greenfield | 50 361 57 691 162 902| 279 607| 178S 1S. 041 5.58| 12.14 Holmfirth 1 51 861 104 831 273 1435 332 2101 1987 28.141 6.511 4.12 Honlev I 52 57 i 75 32| 164 1054| 2221 2271 1503 20.271 4.27 4.37 Kirkburton | 49 541 54 641 172 801 2311 1601 1192 16.351 4.711 3.27 Kirkheaton 1 9 14 11 9| 34 751 171 24J 116 8.331 1.891 2.67 Lepton ! 51 691 100 62| 231 1463| 3201 220 j 2003 28.69| 6.27| 4.31 Linthwaite | 49 41 j 50 341 125 9201 2651 1851 1370 18.7S 5.41 j 3.7S Marsden 1 51 42 j 85 531 180 9451 390 4641 1799 IS.53 7.65 9.10 Meltham | 49 511 55 941 200 10581 278 2011 1537 21.59 5.671 4.10 New Mill 1 51 501 61 1001 211 7951 324 4371 1556 15.59 j 6.351 8.57 Slaithwaite .. | 50 51 66 86| 203 1110| 701] 406! 2217 22.20| 14.02| 8.12 Springhead .. | 50 441 84 431 171 1193 4001 489| 2082 23.86 j 8.00 9.78 Denby Dale •• | 24 431 54 261 123 5491 168 1641 881 12.88| 7.00| 6.83 Skelmanthorpe [ 23 351 35 241 94 4291 1861 721 687 18.65| 8.09 j 3.13 Uppermill 1 51 ! 41 74 91! 206 7321 3241 2811 1337 14.35 6.351 5.51 Total 1760 I 81411058! 971| 2843 15282|5106!4718| 25106 20.11| 6.72| 6.21 ISa](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29536698_0048.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
