[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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    () 1 >I I T 11A ], MIA N Ji()X AT() Ja ’ M. Tilty-thiee oases ol oplillialmia neonalonim were notified, oonnmred with in loio 6o in iqieS, 66 in 1917, 49 in roih, 2q in T0I5, and 20 in 191.1. J 9. « ni Every ease is enquired into lor the purpose of finding out wliether proper treatment is beinu given ami for siipplemenfing it if nercssarv. Wliere a ini.lnifc has lieeii in attendance inquiry siie aitends oTheAares'” 'li^infection necessary hrfore Statement sliowing liow the confinements were attended X umber of cases attended liy mid wives Xumber of cases attended by medical practitioners How the cases were nursed :— By nurse-midwives assisted by motliers By motliers or neighbours . . By Healtli Visitors At Eye and Ear Hospital, Slirewsliury 45 8 8 5 24 16 luwihiies for 7 nnhnc/ih—Sanitary Autfiorities liave power to provide nursing and medical asMstance foi these cases, and under the Maternity and Child M'elfare Act, 1918, the County Council IS non also empowered to provide nurses. A scheme wa.s adopted and came into force in January, 1918, under which two nurses were appointed for health visiting and nursing of measles and ophthalmia neonatorum Jhe scheme has recently been c.xtended to the whole County and now includes measles ] 1 lialmia neonatouun, whooping cough, jineumonia and influenza, and all the health visitors have been made available for attendance on these cases. and Far Hn^nit-u ^lyailable for bringing the mother and child to the Eye and F,di Hospital, when such a course is desirable. -Ki no cases shall esca]ie and in order that cases shall be notified as early as L raint'of I”''’'’*'*'''*: n midwife sends for a doctor account of dischaige fiom the eyes are immediately inquired into, (2) an arrangement has been made by which the Medical Officer of Health notifies the County Medical Officer 0^14^^^ once an^ case ot Ophthalmia Xeonatonuu that has been notified'to him. MIDWIVES ACT. 1 “ XuinliiT ol .Midvvix'cs practising in the Count -V11 in her of Visits -Votifica- tions of having s<‘n1 IcH* ^ .Votifica Sfilld firms of liiths. -Votifications of death of Notifica¬ tion of -Artificial Feeding 1)>- .tiidwic'es. Notifica¬ tion of Notifica¬ tion 1)V in 1 line of each year. ]iai(l. medical lielp. l!v .Mid- wives. I!.'- Parish Clerks. mothci or child with no medical man in atten dance. .Midwives' Liabilitv to he a source of Infection. Mid wives of having laid out a Dead J?ody. 2rd 88!) 427 77 ()2 2;u 477 47K 7;i 227 482 71!) 7(i 88 1 () 21(1 (1.71 72:! 7(» 1 •> 8 IK) ■p 2:!