[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.

  • Cumberland (England). County Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I Puerperal Pyrexia. During the year 3S cases were notified, which is the same figure as for the previous year. It is noted elsewhere that 3() of these cases were adn-ytted to the Carlisle Infectious Diseases Hospital at Crozier Lodge.- Public Health Act, 1936, Sections 206-220. The usual work of supervision and vi.sitation of boarded- out children has been carried out in accordance with the terms of the above Act by Health Visitors who are designated and approved as Infant Life Protection Visitors. The reports are satisfactory, and the boarded-out children are being well cared for. ItRPOltT ON VlSIT.VriOxN OF CHILDREN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1942. it. Illeq. Totnl M. F. M. F. M. F. A. No. of Children under supervision on 1st January, 1942 5 o .14 12 . . 19 14 B. No. brought under supervision during year ended 31st Decem- ber, i942 . . 1 2 2 2 . 3 4 C. N<r. removed from Register during the year ended 31st December, 1942 1 2 . 8 8 . . 9 10 D. No. remaining under supervision as at 1st January, 1943 . . 5 2 .8 (S . . 13 8 E. Total No. of 1st Visits to Homes hj- Health Visitors 7 ,, . . Re-visits t , , , . . 177 ,, of Children concerned . . 40 Midwives. During the year 130 Midwives notified their intention to practise. These notifications included 72 midwives employed by Nursing A.ssociations, midwives employed by the County Council, Independent midwives, holiday and emergency midwives, and midwives in hospitals including tliosc at the Gilsland Maternity Home. The average number of midwives undertaking domiciliary midwifery is 83. The midwifery position in Whitehaven, and indeed in several other parts of the County, as has been noted elsewhere, caused considerable an.xiety during the year. Quite a number of midwives have left, anci the re{)lacemeut of the.se has been a matter of great difficulty. lu Whitehaven, which for some reason has always been a s].iecially difficult problem as regartls midwifery, three midwives left aud four were aiipointed, but, of Ihe foul', oiie li'ft \’erv shortly after to take up'a better ajn>ointment.