[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following statistical information has been supplied for 1964 by the Shrewsbury Branch of the Family Planning Association: Table No. 33 : Statistics for 1964 Number of patients who used the clinic .. 2,213 New patients 339 Check visits 333 Visits for supplies only .. 976 Post orders 429 Number of clinic sessions 105 Total number of patients using oral contraceptives 228 Cases referred by Local Authority 32 Welfare Centres.—A complete list of Welfare Centres, together with a timetable of activities, is given in Table IX commencing on page 98 of this Report. Particulars are given in Table 34 following of the attendances at these Centres and voluntary clinics of pre-school children and expectant mothers during 1964. It will be noted that 3,560 infants born in 1964—equal to 61 per cent of the Shropshire children born in that year—attended the Council’s child welfare clinics, and those sponsored by the R.A.F. A total of 1,655 sessions was held, with 75,560 attendances—an average of 46 per session. New welfare centre provision is programmed for 1965—66 at Harlescott, Shrewsbury, to serve the large housing development in the area, and for 1966—67 at Oswestry where replacement of existing facilities in a converted dwelling house is necessary to relieve maintenance costs and overcrowding. Table 34 : Attendances at Child Welfare Centres during 1964 Children Expectant Centre i Total Atten¬ dances natal ckets) Born in Referred elsewhere Born in Total Cases (Post¬ in bra 1 ! 1964 1963 1959— 1962 Total 1964 1963 1959—62 Total 1 *Albrighton 120 116 94 330 _ 939 924 438 2,301 X X Baschurch 9 11 29 49 — 47 55 156 258 X X Bayston Hill .. 118 68 48 234 — 938 529 152 1,619 X X Bishop’s Castle 17 6 6 29 2 55 94 144 293 X X Bridgnorth: 1 Grove 18 19 21 58 — 84 58 70 212 X X Northgate .. 237 196 248 681 11 2,058 1,564 855 4,477 tt39 180 1 Broseley 35 70 60 165 — 535 507 177 1,219 X X Church Stretton 46 54 45 145 — 344 317 190 851 — — Cleobury Mortimer .. 35 43 65 143 5 224 314 330 868 X X Dawley 168 169 295 632 24 1,600 1,733 1,828 5,161 — — Donnington: Turreff Hall 145 117 68 330 14 1,640 1,348 298 3,286 — — Depot 28 27 20 75 — 168 191 94 453 X X i Ellesmere 46 77 57 180 5 423 722 239 1,384 — — Hadley 82 71 82 235 — 553 623 417 1,593 X X ; Highley 27 59 70 156 — 250 383 204 837 — — Ironbridge 36 29 41 106 1 402 352 147 901 — — Ludlow: Dinham 56 56 47 159 1 398 375 112 885 t21 95 East Hamlet 42 36 18 96 — 318 282 45 645 X X Madeley 80 95 67 242 — 708 776 226 1,710 — — Market Drayton 108 128 197 433 17 1,180 1,506 1,192 3,878 — ] 1 Much Wenlock 30 50 20 100 2 223 376 88 687 — — Newport 165 168 194 527 2 1,627 1,978 1,118 4,723 tt68 210 Oakengates .. 167 134 82 383 1 1,527 1,340 308 3,175 -- Oswestry 242 200 175 617 9 2,164 2,298 960 5,422 — — Pontesbury 38 31 52 121 — 318 243 237 798 — — Prees .. 15 12 22 49 1 89 121 130 340 X X St. Martins 63 63 38 164 — 410 303 167 880 X X Shawbury 64 67 58 189 — 761 563 289 1,613 X Shifnal 91 81 83 255 — 916 793 305 2,014 X X Shrewsbury: Harlescott .. 155 174 160 489 — 1,407 1,852 889 4,148 X X Meole Brace 49 61 64 174 — 361 422 215 998 X X Monkmoor 115 45 42 202 1 523 654 340 1,517 X X Murivance .. 178 128 84 390 13 1,022 733 315 2,070 171(5) 282(5)^ Springfield .. 55 11 29 95 — 274 316 135 725 X X White House 195 156 196 547 — 1,566 1,454 795 3,815 163(3) 266(3)' Wellington 212 226 178 616 — 1,552 1,649 445 3,646 1 Wem .. 80 58 88 226 — 626 509 532 1,667 1 1 Whitchurch .. 83 54 83 220 — 624 460 353 1,437 t86 351 **Whittington .. 7 2 2 11 — 49 23 24 96 X X Total 3,457 3,168 3,228 9,853 108 28,903 28,740 14,959 72,602 549(8) 1,385(8) tDistrict Nurse’s Session. ttincluding District Nurse’s Session xNo Ante-Natal Clinic *Opened 1st January, 1964 **Opened 13th October, 1964