[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.
- Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1927
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Thirty-eight infants were provided with comforters (dummies) ; these are a frequent source of flatulence and other troubles. It was ascertained that 283 babies (the majority) slept with their mothers and only 12 in a cot ; the danger of overlaying is well-known. In connection with 12 the clothing was unsatisfactory. Twenty-two houses were damp ; 3 houses were in a bad state of repair ; in two houses the sanitary conveniences were in a bad condition ; 2 houses were overcrowded and in 6 the houses were dirty and also the inmates There was insuffici- ent fresh air in 23 houses, and in 24 the light and ventilation were poor. I am indebted to Miss Lansdown, Superintendent Nurse and Inspector of Midwives, lor summarising the information in regard to the work for Health Visitors. Infant Welfare Centres— Howey Knighton Llandrindod Presteigne Total Wells. *No. of Meetings. Total number of 11 12 22 12 57 individual mothers! who attended dur- 14 34 33 42 123 ing the year. J Total number of in-4 dividual children [ who attended dur- j ing the year. J 24 38 44 59 165 New cases [1] Under 1 year a* / U 9 17 50 [2] 1—5 years 2 3 2 2 9 Old cases— [1] Under 1 year 4 1 16 3 24 [2] 1—5 years 11 U U 37 82 Total number of attend- ances of children 104 123 312 213 752 ^Doctor in attendance at each meeting at Knighton ; 7 out of 11 meetings at Howey; 11 out of 22 meetings at Llandrindod Wells, and n out of 12 meetings at Presteigne. Useful work is being carried out at the various centres ; it is hoped to start a centre at Rhayader shortly, this would be very useful for the town of Rhayader and the rural area in the immediate vicinity.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2887481x_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
