[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Section 2.—Local Health and other Services THE CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. Antic-natal Care. Attendances at tlu- ante-natal clinic at lieverley, which is provided hy the C'oiinty ('oiincil, continued t<3 be small. Most women obtain their anlc-natal carc' I’rom general practitioners and district midwi\cs and. if tlu'y ha\(‘ Ixaui otfciaal Ixals in hospitals for tlu'ii- confincnuuits. llu'V also alUuid at the appropriate hosjiital ant(‘-natal clini(\ vStatistics relatinn- [<> the attendance's at Local Ilealtli Authority M.n<l Hospital ante-natal clinics art' shown below: — Clinic QD c o • 1-^ 02 CC o m c Beverley ^ “The Avenue” Hospital, Bridlington East Riding General Hospital, ] Driffield | Fulford Maternity Home Westwood Hospital, Beverley Woodgates Maternity Home, Nortli Ferriby 19 142 82 i;46 «)o o 0 Totals j 484 (B C P Vh O c 02 O) o p P r»—, p a o o ■*- P ■*-> p S-l 'O tt-l o P o • o 12; 5:') 58 118 2 ! 6 493 663 2500 4 ; 18 186 268 598 2 7 58 58 1 283 5 •> 542 744 1581 2 30 508 620 .1021 2 20 1840 12411 |gioi 13 In addition, domiciliary midwives paid b.SlD ante-natal visits to womt'n who were t'xpecting to bt* confined in their own homes, and gt'iu'ral practit ioiu'rs gave ante-natal st'i'vit'cs to 2.918 women, many of whom wt'rt' going to hospitals tor their t'ontinements. 'I'lu' interest taken hy women in teai'hing and pre])aration for childbirth is increasing and a lU'W ‘ relaxation class was opened in C'ottingham in ,lanuar\\ Details regarding attendances, etc., at the classes which were in operation at the end of the year are shown below : — Clinic. No. of sessions No. of new atteiulers No. of women attending No. of attendances Reverlev 96 68 80 471 Cottinglmin 49 37 37 230 Driffield 37 22 154 Hessle 79 60 75 520 Totals ... 261 187 214 1375