[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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![OTHER PROVISION MADE BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY Cases dealt with at Maternity Hospital—During the year 13 cases were admitted into the Maternity Hospital under the terms of the agreement ; the number of bed days being 267. Cases dealt with by the Birkenhead District Nursing Society.— During the year the Society’s nurses paid 738 visits to 42 cases, under the agreement between the Society and the Corporation. In addition 698 visits were paid to 66 cases in children under 5 years of age not included in the agreement. Cases of confinements attended by medical practitioners.—In 299 cases where doctors were called in to difficult cases of confinement the doctors’ fees were paid by the Corporation under the provisions of the jMidwives Act, 1918. Recovery of the full amount of fees paid was made in oO cases, and of part in 9 cases. Temporarily necessitous cases attended by midwives. — In 18,5 cases where midwives attended temporarily necessitous cases of con- finement the midwives’ fees w^ere paid by the Corporation under the provisions of the Maternity and Child Welfare Act, 1918. Recovery of fee was made in 2 cases, and of half fee in 3 cases. AGENCIES ASSISTED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY The Corporation gives financial support to certain institutions, etc., for general services rendered in connection with maternity and child welfare work. Birkenhead and Wirral Invalid Children’s Association—Arrange- ments are made by this Association to send children to convalescent homes, and to provide massage treatment for cases of infantile paralysis, etc. During the year 1934, 26 children were sent to conval- escent homes by the Association. St. Faith’s Home for Mothers and Babies.—Here accommodation is provided for unmarried mothers and their children—22 cots for babies and 14 beds for mothers. The number of cases admitted to the Home during the year was as follows:— Expectant mothers 22 Babies 16 Birkenhead Maternity Hospital.—There are 29 beds provided at Ihe liospital, including 3 isolation and 2 labour beds. The number of oases admitted during the year was 479. 4 beds are ])rovided for delicate babies. 23 babies were admitted during the year. At the maternity and child welfare clinic held in connection with the hoSj)ital the following attendances were made during the year:— Antenfitnl clinic: 1st visits 532; Revisits 2,259. Postnatal clinic: children under 1 year— 1st visits 293; Revisits 2,134. children 1—5 years— 1st visits —; Revisits 94.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2892728x_0102.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
