[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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    1 'K i;M aTl J{ E INP ANTS. 'riu' arran^X'iiH'nts lor the siif)i)ly on loan of suitable cots, CMiuipiiK'nl and clolliin<>- for tlu' lioiiu* nursin<r of premature infants continued as hefoiH', but very few requests have been made for tiu'se articles. If an infant at birth wei^2:hs oA lbs, or less, it is presuimal to be prematur(\ and on this basis 171 ])remature live births and 27 piaunaluia' still births ha\t' occurred diiriii”: the y('ar. Of these, IM.”) Ii\(‘ hirths and 2.‘) still births occunaal amonf]i; infants born in hos|)itals. .‘50 lixe births and 1- still births amoii”; infants born in th(' motlu'rs' o\\ n honu's, and II liv(' births amon‘i‘ infants born in pri\ale niirsin<j: honu's. h'i\(‘ of tlu' infants born in their mothers* o\\n hoiiK's wer(' transtVrri'd to hospitals. ()f llu' 17 1 i)r('mat ur(’ intants born ali\('. 10 died before they wvvi' 2t hours old and a further 12 dic'd bc'forc tlu'v were four wec'ks old. 'I'va'iily who dic'd were' iindc'r 1-,^ lbs. in weight at birth. Prc'inaturity is a primary or |)rc'dominatin”; contributory cause of mail}’ infant deaths, and t hc'se 22 deaths rei)resent dl% of the total intant deaths in the County. CaKI, of rN.MAUUllil) MoIHI.H AM) HER C*HIL1). The' Special \A c'lfare \'isilor <j:ave help and advice in 81 cases durinn: the yc'ar. In addition, ludp was continued for 21 cases who had been first seen in 103 1. As i)rc'viously statcal, II inothc'rs were admitted to the Hostel at Hricllin^rlon. ()f the c'ases dealt with, 02 ha\c been completed as follows: — Mothers returiu'd home' with child 38 Bahies j)lac<'d for adoption 23 Babies plac'ed in nursc'ry or foster home' 8 Motlu'i’s placc'cl in rc'sich'iitial work 2 Babies died or still born f lbs iHiitinoN oi W'EEi'Ain', h'oons. 'The running of this scr^ ic'c' has continued to involve a a'CI’} considerable amount of work, but the help jjiven by the Women's \ oluntary .Serx ices has been c'xtremely reliable and helpful. I'his oi'o'anisat ion has dealt cntirc'ly with the distribution of the foods in Anlaby, Cottinaham, Dritfielcl, Dunswcll, File}*, Heclon, Hornsea, Norton. Boc'kl in<xton and Wilh'rhy. d'he help (jiven by 108'\ oluntary distributors in the \ilta<xes has been vc'ry much appreciated, riu' amounts of the \arious foods distributed durin^x tlie year wc'i’c' : — National Dried Milk 103,1(52 tins. C(>d haver Oil 26,3(12 bottles. Oraufre duice 127,500 bottles, Adtamin 'I'ablets 8,554 packets.