[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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    Forms of dental treatment provided:—■ Extractions Anaesthetics Fillings Scalings or scal- ing and gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Dressings Radiographs Dentures Provided O O General Complete ! Partial ! Expectant and Nursing Mothers 11 39 58 29 — 4 10 15 Children under five 227 30 91 24 ■■ — 15 — ■ ~ P. S. Spence, Chief Dental Officer. Cape of Ppeafatepe Infants. T])e arrano’pments for the supply on loan of snitahle cots, equipment and (“lotliino' for the home luirsiiqo' of premature infants continued as before, hut very few I'etiuests have been made for these articles. Durino’ 1950, 150 infants born to mothers nmanally residing in the (Vninty 1iave been notified as wei^hino' 5.1 lbs. or less at birth and thus presumed to be ])rematui'e. Of these, 50 were born in private rc'sidences and 100 in hospitals or nursino’ homes. In the County, 54 premature infants were born in ]U’ivate residences or private nursinp- homes. Foui' wi're boin in private nursing' homes, and of thes(' one wei^hino' less than d lbs. died within 24 houi'S of birth. Fifty infants wi're born in the mothers’ own homes, and of these, 4 wei^-hiny between 4—54 lbs. died soon after birth, 14 were removt'd to hospital, and of the remainder, all were living' whi'ii a month old. Information is not available as to the survival rate of those premature infants born in maternity homes and li(^s])itals in the National Health Service Scheme. Care of tite Fnmapried Mother and iter C'htld. The Special Welfare Visitor appointed for this innqmse has continued to be fully occu])ied and has been able to help a large number of the mothers in various ways, including making arrangements for the adoptions of the babies when this course of action is regarded as being advisable.