[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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    Post-natal Care. Post-natal clinics are held at the Westwood, l^ast Ridino- (^reneral, and 'The Avenue Hospital lor |)atients who havt' be(M\ confined in these institutions. 'I'he County (’ouneirs post-natal clinic at Hessle was closed in Deeeiulxu-. I'aeilities for post-natal examinations continued to he availahh* at tlu‘ Councirs ante-natal and infant welfare elinies. Durino’ the year, I'd.*) jiaticmts atteiuhal jiost-natal clinics in the three hosjiitals. In addition, 2,()lj women ari' ri'iiortta! as having' had post- natal examinations hy tluni- own do(‘tors throu^2:h tlu* National Health Service' Maternity Siu’vices Sclu'nun Maternal Mortality. 'I'here were a maternal de'aths in the* (.'ounty during’ the year, d'he maternal mortality rate was J.tlL^ per 1,000 births. Ante-natal and Post-natal Hostel. During the year, tl patients wt*re admitted to the Ante-natal and Post-natal Iloste*! at ’* 'The Avenue Hosjiital, Rridlington, whieh provides aeeommodation t’or eight women and eight infants. 'The av(‘rage length of stay was dO days. Inf\nt Welfare Centres, 'fhere has been a decrease of 'iS.*] in tlu* number of children attending, and a slight deereast* in tlu* total numher of attt'udanees at tlu' infant wc'lfart' c('ntr(*s as (‘omiiari'd with the figurt'S for lO.H. 'The number of children horn in I O').’) who attendt'd tlu* centres during the year was I,tl)7. 'I'his rejirt'sents P)% of tht' registered live births in the Countv. At tlu' end of tlu* year, at infant welfari* centres were ojierating. During the year a new centre at Normandy Barracks^ Beverley ojx'iu'd and the centres at I’.astrington and R.A.P. site, Riccall were closed in December, J955.