[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire Council
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    , J Soriccs. -Tlic'i-e are six medical officers midertaku)-' sdiool -md ma ernity ami clul< M-ellare work. Tjicir duties consist of attending Hie Maternity and Hdld n mil trnntlm' health v^iim ^ ! t,>TitJi.ue>! that tins occnnies ahtint r'lnn-tm-n . —' *r^ •• -’ll I -»v. I \ j u \ (. 1 estimated that this occnihes about onc-tldrd of their time. Thvrc are twclvy wliolc-timc hcallli r isilers. All these health eisiturs arc now emplovcd , am o an'oi tiie' > al '‘r’ ’'“'‘'t 'I'frc'iUSs. i.ntl nrcital deficiencyWot anil It) out oi tJie 12 <dso do some school uursin<>. . - .. ■ on k. beet: ereatiy lessejlcd... .. ' ^ In additi..tt there are y. distriet nurses tnttiny tn part-time iiealth visitors fixed Mhh^Mtai;ir'’.‘>fWe.^;:l'h■ /y- <-f visifin« is not „p to the standar.l ',;w.mr;eWWa:ri;eidk”:.‘';m th;.”::.™.'''--vf..r.her In i()20 the \ isits ]taid by Health \ isitors were i Wliole-timc Part-time Under one year. -A. I to 5 1st 2nd ,4id Subsequent. years. Total. 4t279 i,46tS 2,870 I..447 s4t379 4.026 I,2S(S 3,227 h.783 4.214 21.337 iU544 s5.747 4.217 + >^’67 7,253 10,997 32,881 and vi-its to expectant motliers numbered j.ocjo. The visits paid to measles houses and the cases dealt with were ;_ Houses visited. ( ascs visited. Cases without Cases Doctor J)octor. advised. 167 1250 15^8 2595 The visits to cases of tuberculosis are given on page ^tS .Itowe^rdil’ttWhS’nWTnlal^yr I’--’- thatWTmnniiCfar’Chc'lW “' i' P''>Portion of infants Central Midwives BoanI In the yW';,,'.'.’,''' 'Corporate,1 in the rnles of the A Midwife nnust lortlnvith uotil\' the Local Supervising -\.utliori(\- of eaelt c-me in yvlai a It proposed to substitute artificiid feeding for breast feeding.’ ' ^J' •and niade into tliibse cases and ad\’iee and pressure is hrouglit tci bear on tlie midwife ive e r.a^fve r,m'der'this“o'le Tl'’’' ‘t ''esirahle. Dnring the year 60 not.fica io, s Illness of mother Death of mother Insufficiency or absence of Milk Refusal to Breast I^Aed Jfejiressed Nijiples . . Baby. Delicate weakly Babies Cleft Palate.. Undei Doctor s ordi'rs no reason given i(S I id 14 2 I •> I