[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.

    19/78 (page 15)
    From these returns it would appear that in Beverley, Driffield and Hessle, where elinics eontinue to he held, the niimher of new patients attending’ the cdinics durinfr’ the year averages just over S()% of the domiciliary coiifiiiemeiits occurring in these areas. The iiumher of new j)atients attend- ing at the three hospital (dinics averages hh% of the confinements taking place in these hosi)itals during the year. In addition, many women, whetlier or not they are attending ante-natal (dinics, are hooking their own doctors under the National Health Service arrangements and thus receive at least two ante-natal (‘xaminations from these doctors. The nuniher of u'omen to whom this service was provided during the year re])resents 75% of the numher of hirths occurring in the County 'among women normally resident in the area and 70% of the total l)irths allocated to the County. Furthermore, ant(‘-natal su|)ervision and advice is given by County domiciliary midwives to all patients liooking them for home confinements and these nin'ses made an average of ten ante-natal visits to eacdi of these patients. Post-natal Care. Post-natal (dinics are held at the W estw(jod. East Riding General and “ The Avenue Hos|)itals for patients who have been confined in these institutions. A (\)unty Council |)ost- natal clinic has been established in Hessle. Fa(dlities for post-natal examinations continued to be available at the Council’s ante-natal and infant welfare clinics. During the year, d5(i ])atients attended [)()st-natal clinics in the three hospitals and 5(J were examined at the Council’s clinics. In addition, women are i‘e})orted as having had a post-natal examination by their own doctors either through the National Health Service Maternity Services S(dieme or as the result of medical aid notices issued by midwives. Maternal Mortality. There were two maternal deaths in the County during the year. The maternal mortality rate was 0.62 per 1,()()() total births, whilst that for England ajid Wales was 0.86. Ante-natai, and Post-nataj. Hostels. The Ante-natal and Post-natal Hostel at “ The Avenue ” Hospital, Bridlington, whi(di ])r()vi(les accommodation for eight women and eight infants, continued to be fully occupied during the year. Thirty patients were admitted. acconi- The Hostel at “ Highfields,’’ Norton, which modated 21 patients and was administered by the County Council on behalf of the Ministry of Health, was (dosed down on 1st May, 1050, Only one i)atient was 'admitted during the period it was open.