[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Bebington Borough.

  • Bebington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Bebington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Numbek of Visits Paid. To Expectant ]\Iotliers (first visits 359).... ... Total Visits 505 To Infants under 1 year (first visits 659) ,, ,, 2,31‘i To Childi'en between 1-5 years ,, ,, 5,725 To Children under the Infant Life Protection Act ,, ,, 16 To Measles Cases (first visits 96) ,, ,, 148 To Whooping Cough Cases (first visits 316) ,, ,, 490 To Medical Defects, special visits, visits with no access and supervising visits ,, ,, 2,982 12,178 Special Nurse’s visits to Measles and Whooping Cough ,, ,, 1,085 13,263 (4) Infant Life Protection. Two cases only were under the care of the Council and both children were removed by their mothers to their own care before the end of the year. (5) Clinics. Infant Welfare Clinics. Conducted by Medical Officer of Health. Total number of children attending Centres—1,399. (This is an increase of 120 over the year 1940). 1,399 children have made 13,675 attendances during the year at the three Centi-es, and mothers have made attendances totalling 11,546 —a grand total of 25,221 attendances. 556 children under 1 year attended for the first time, and 44 over 1 year for the first time. (86% of live births). Attendances for the Year. Clinic. New Feny. Bromborougli. Hr. Bebington. Tot.nl. Sessions Attendances of Children 102 . 50 .. 47 . 199 under 1 year 4,365 . 2,358 .. .. 2,021 . .... 8,744 Attendances : Children 1-5 2,180 ... . 1,,522 .. . 1,229 .... 4,931 Attendances; Mothers 5,3.52 . 3,250 . 2,944 ... 11,546
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