[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1934
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(2) Cases carried forward from 1933 (169 paiieuts). Of the ,*;8 women who came in their first pregnancy 32 were delivered during the year, haAong Id boys and 13 girls (iiudnding 1 stillbirth). 6 left the district. (h) Of the 131 women wlio liad had ])revions pregnancies 113 were delivered during the year, having 00' hoys and 53 girls. 2 had miscarriages. 0 left the district. 7 were not pregnant. 1 had a rn])tnred ectopic gestation. 1 had foetus removed. Attendances at clinics,—Below are set out the details of atfendances at the clinics:— HAMILTON SQUARE CLINIC (100 Sessions). First prefjnancy 1 .Sub.sequent pregnancy Non- pregnajit From 1933 Total Cases 123 33.5 72 106 636 Attendances Xiiinber of indivi- dual women wlio 511 1493 133 220 2357 attended — — — — 636 NORTH CLINIC (48 Sessions.) First pregnancy Snb.sequent pregnancy Non- pregnant From 1933 Total Cases 61 159 21 63 304 Attendances Xnniber of indivi- 28 631 52 165 1076 dual women who attended — — — — 303 As lias been stated above, 1 woman made a second series of attendances during the year; she was found to be not pregnant. Maternity outfits.—1 outfit was lent out and returned during the vear. ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT TREATMENT Artificial sunlight treatment was given to cases attending at the North Health Clinic. 07 sessions were held during the year. 22 cases attended for the first time, a total of 210 attendances being made; Ur. Williams was in charge of this work. INFANT LIFE PROTECTION At the end of the year the names of 02 children were entered on the regi-t*'!* in accordam-e with the provisions of Section 05 of the Children and Young Persons Act. 1032, as having been taken by persons to keep for reward. 11 fdiildren were in St. Faith’s Home, 15 in Christ Church Home, 8 in All Saints’ Home, and 28 in charge of foster [«arents at ]»rivate dwellings. The Health Nurses paid 57 first visits and 410 revisits to tbe.se children.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2892728x_0101.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
