[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Holmfirth U.D.C.
- Holmfirth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1957
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Holmfirth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CHILD WELFARE Distribution of Welfare Foods At the Council Offices, Kirkheaton welfare foods are now distri- buted on the 1st and 3rd Monday afternoons in each month, otherwise there has been no change in the arrangements for the distribution of Welfare Foods which are as detailed in my report for 1955. At the 21 distribution centres in this Division the welfare foods distributed during the year, and the comparative figures for 1956, as follows:— 1957 1956 National Dried Milk (tins) 11,797 16,832 Orange Juice (bottles) ... 56,775 51,468 Cod Liver Oil (bottles)... 9,293 9,695 Vitamin A. & D. Tablets (packets) 3,505 3,641 There has been a reduction of approximately 5,000 tins of National Dried Milk sold during the year and this is no doubt the result of the price being increased in April from 10-Jd. to 2/4d. per tin. It is interesting to note that of the total amount of Orange Juice which could have been distributed to eligible children only 48% was dis- tributed. The figure for Cod Liver Oil is 20%. These figures do not however, present a true picture as the Orange Juice and Cod Liver Oil for some children resident in the area will no doubt have been collected from distribution points in other areas. Infant Welfare Clinics A new clinic was commenced at the Council Offices, Kirkheaton on the 19th August, 1957, sessions being held on the 1st and 3rd Mon- day afternoons in each month. There has been no change in the arrangements at the other 16 Infant Welfare Clinics in the Division. During the year 2,843 children wrere seen and a total of 25,106 attendances were made, details of which are shown in the following table, as compared with 2,526 children and a total of 21,977 visits in the previous year. | No. 1 of No. of children attended and were born in who who No. of attendances by children who at date of attendance were:— | Average at- tendance per Session Clinic ] sess- ions 19571956 1952 Total -55 1 -1 yrs. 1—2J2—5| ! yrs.| yrs. [Total —1 1 yr. 1 l—2[ 2—5 yrs. | yrs. Delph 51 211 211 33 75 498 354} 388j 1240 9.76} 6.94! 7.61 Golcar 49 791 7 21 68 219 1323 315) 183! 1821 27.00| 6.43j 3-73 Greenfield 50 361 571 69 162 902 2791 607! 178S 18.04! 5.58] 12.14 Holmfirth 51 861 104! 83 273 1435 332! 210) 1987 28.14} 6.511 4.12 Honley 52 5 71 75 32 164 1054 222 227! 1503 20.27! 4.27] 4.37 Kirkburton ... 49 541 5 41 64 172 801 2311 160| 1192 16.35* 4.7p 3.27 Kirkheaton ... o 141 H| 9 34 75 17! 24! 116 S. 3 3 j 1.89| 2.67 Lepton 51 69 j 100 62 231 1463 320 220} 2003 28.69| 6.27 4.31 Linthwaite 49 411 50 j 34 125 920 2651 185| 1370 IS.78j 5.4p 3.78 Marsden 51 421 85 i 53 180 945 3901 464 j 1799 18.53 7.651 9.10 Meltham 49 511 551 94 200 1058 27S| 201! 1537 21.59! 5.67 4.10 New Mill 51 501 61 j 100 211 795 324 437! 1556 15.59| 6.35 8.57 Slaithwaite ... 50 511 66! 86 203 1110' 7011 406| 2217 22.20! 14.02! 8.12 Springhead ... 50 441 841 43 171 1193 400 489} 2082 23.86 8.001 9.78 Denby Dale ... 24 431 54) 26 123 549! 1681 1641 S81 12.88| 7.00! 8.83 Skelmanthorpe 23 351 351 24 94 429! 186! 72| 687 18.651 8.09! 3.13 Uppermill ... ! 51 411 74 911 206 732! 3241 281! 1337 14.35! 6.35 5.51 Total | 760 ! 81411058! 971 2S43 ^ 152821 510614718 25106 20.111 6.72! 6.21 18a](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29433496_0044.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
