[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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    At the end of the year, 47 County domiciliary mid wives and I midwife in |)rivate j)raeti(‘e were suitably (jualified to administer ^'as and air anal^^esia. Durino' the year, 646 domiciliary eases were y'iven ^as and air in tlieir confinements, i.e., 72% of the women confined in their own lioines had this lielp. In addition, 491 women received administrations of ])ethidine. Mid wives are suj)])ru‘d with packs containinj^ sterilised maternity outfits which arc issued free of charc’e in tlie case of cverv doiniciliar\' confinement attended hv the midwife. According- to the l•etln•ns received, durino’ the year .504 domiciliary hirtlis \v(‘re attended by midwives, no doctor heina; j)resent. 'rhese fi»’iir(‘S r{‘j)rcscnt 5(7% of tlie domiciliary hirtlis in the County. In all. l'()2 midwives notified their intention to practise in the hast Ridino' duriii'.i- 1955. At the end of tlu' year there were 1 .‘fO mid wives in practice, (i oi’ whom were in private practice, 17 were domiciliary County Mid wives, .and 7 t were emjiloyed in hospitals, and .‘j in priv.alc m.ati'rnity homes. Statutory uoliccs undiu' the Ruh'S of the Central Midwives Hoard were received as follows : - Private Practising Midwives. Midwives in Institutions. County Midwives. Total. Sending for medical help — 58 42 100 Notification of infant death — 11 — 11 x'lotlfication of stillbirth —. 28 19 47 Liability to be a source of infection - 4 8 12 Artificial feedincr .5t> 79 13.5 Other reasons ■— 1) 7 10 'The number of medical ludp forms received from midwives in domiciliary jiractice was (a|ui\alent to S% of the cases which they attended. VACCINATION AGAINST SMALLPOX. 'The arrangements for the provision of vaccinatii^n facilities continued on the lines set out in my jirevious reports and the table printed below shows tlu‘ numhei' ol' vaci'inations and re-vaccinations in resjiect of which la'turns had hi'cn reciuved by the end of the year. One hundred and thirty-six vaccinations and 1 re-vaccination were performed at Infant Welfare Centres. The fi,i2:ur(* of 1.1-20 vaccinations amono; children under one year of a^e rejiresents 17..‘>% of the live births durinji; the same period. 'I'he averac^e rate for the urban areas was 45.5%, and that for the rural areas 49.2%. The rate for England and W'^ales was 36.4%.