[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Section 2.—Local Health and other Services THE CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN Ante-natal Care ^riie steady fall in ilie attendaiK'es at ante-natal elinies ])roYide(l by the (\)nnty (a)nneil has continued, and during- I he year the attendaiu-es at ihe Wdthernsea clinic fell so low lhal the (dinic was dis(*ontinued. The fall in attendance at this (dinic was mainly due to the increasing use of the Seacroft ^^atel‘nity FTome and the ])]()visi()n of ante-natal examinations at that Home hy tlieii' own doctors for women who had arranged for theii- doctors to attend them at their confine- ments in the Home. The ante-natal examination clinics at the three hospitals have continued to he well attended hy women expecting to he confined at these hos])itals. Statistic's relating to the clinic's are shown below: — Clinic No. of sessions No. of new patients Total No. of women attending No. of attendances Average attendances per patient Average attendance per session Beverley 52 85 106 338 3 6 Driffield 24 25 50 73 2 3 Hessle 51 81 113 438 4 9 ’•'Withernsea 10 8 12 30 9 3 “The Avenue” Hospital, Bridlington East Hiding General Hospital, 103 543 698 1852 3 18 Driffield 97 188 226 1048 5 11 Westwood Hospital, Bererlej^ 53 405 464 1372 3 26 Totals 390 1335 1649 5151 3 13 ^Closed during the year