[Report 1967] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PROVISION FOR THE UNMARRIED MOTHER AND HER CHILD (Work carried out by the City Social Worker, Miss B. Cramp) Cases brought forward from ]900 .... 30 New Cases 1967 .... 107 137 Of the above, 37 cases carried forward into 1968 as babies not yet born. 1967 Cases :— Transferred to other areas .... .... 5 After care only.... .... .... .... 2 Pregnancy test negative .... .... .... 1 Emergencies for which no booking 4 Home confinements 1 13 Actual Bookings for Confinement :— Mowbray Hospital .... .... 76 City Hospital .... .... .... .... 6 St. Olave’s Home ... 4 St. Nicholas Home .... .... . 1 Plymouth home 6 Bristol home ... 1 94 Total .... 107 Babies — Died at or after birth .... .... 3 Live births .... .... ... 90 93 Babies kept by parents married before confinement 11 Babies kept—parents co-habiting .... .... 6 Babies kept by mothers living with parents .... 32 Babies kept by mothers living in lodgings .... 8 Babies taken into care (for adoption later) .... 4 Third party adoption .... .... . ... 1 Placed with adopting parents (after fostering) IS Placed for adoption direct from Mother/Baby homes 4 With foster parents awaiting adoption placing 2 (These placed early 1968). Babies fostered for long term—being kept by mothers but not yet able to have them .... 4 Totai 90