[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • West Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Follow-up of Premature Babies Born in 1949 to Mothers Normally Resident in the West Riding Administrative County Area Total born .. .. .. .. .. j Number who have removed outside Administrative County or where parents refuse to co-operate in the enquiry .. .. .. . _ 1,174 Weight Group lb. --- Period of Survival Number dying at following periods of life Under 1 Year 1 year and under 2 years 2 years and under 3 years 3 years and under 4 years 4 years and under 8 years Survived over 8 years 5—5* 42 2 2 1 — 422 4*—5 33 2 — 1 — 229 4-4* 35 2 — — — 131 3*—4 33 — — — — 70 3—3* 31 — — 31 2*—3 33 — — _ _ 14 2—2* 29 — — — 5 14—2 19 — — _ - 1* and under [ 7 — Total 262 6 2 2 — 902 Percentage Survival 77-7 1 77-2 77-0 76-8 76-8 76-8 The weight groups in the first column of the table should be read as under “ 5.~~5j }£•” means “ Over 5 lb. up to and including 5* lb.” 4s 5 lb- means “ Over 4* lb. up to and including 5 lb ” and so on. 6 Children Neglected or IH-treated in their Own Homes Prevention of Break-up of Families throughout the administrative county, there were, during the year, some 61 formal meetings of of the arpfT 8 C?rnmittees established under the chairmanship of the Divisional Medical Officer Tn he welfare of children ,,hega7lv't.:s of >he ™»y statutory and voluntary organisations concerned nnHTnTri f he d 9 dlVls,ons' meetings were held quarterly or at more frequent intervals dm 7 divisions, the meetings were necessary once or twice in the year; in 10 divisions it was found informUaTrnCennfyt h° d h™,?1 ™eetmgs' but the ohJects of the Committees were furthered by close in Ih'?r ,uPutl0n Ilndlvldual cases. The constitution of the Committees varies, but they include ren’hs Fdn n\berSh!Pdmw' nrs,ng and ]a-v representatives of the Divisional Health Staff, the Child- UpJj Edtica11on and Welfare Departments; the Police and the Probation Officer; the Clerks, Public tc th Inspectors and Housing Officers of the County District Councils; the National Assistance of Helpanfhe sTaf thce National Coal Board; lhe N.S.P.C.C., the Guild 11 Help the S.S.A.F.A. and the Sheffield Family Service Unit. An appreciation of the work of the ofSS,“No:S£the foowins report 8ive”by Dr-Lyons'Divisional Medical °fficer The value of co-ordination has proved itself in a number of ways: ,a’ o?ageu&es0me m°r' °f * SC°Pe °f ,he work ad responsibilities of .heir colleagues in oiher depari- ,b> N^f^^ <C) meetings!*85 ^ reSU‘ted in C'°Ser 'iais°n at aU times’ <*>-°rdination being by no means limited to the quarterly (d) to'ifiveSfiirnelv*assistancerwtth°rhp°nid * takenf by 0ne officer or °e Apartment only, the others have been able rendered more effectively. necessary information or evidence. Action in general has been expedited and