[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C.

  • Consett (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (c) Nursing in the Home and Midwifery Services (i) Midwifery During the year 661 live and still births were assigned to the Area, 49% occurred in hospital and 51% at home, 20 cases of the latter being delivered in the presence of a doctor. There was one maternal death—a 33 years old married lady who died due to accidental haemorrhage while giving birth to her second child—17 stillbirths and 8 deaths in the first week of life. Of the six County Midwives carrying out domiciliary midwifery in the district, 4 own cars which they are authorised to use in the course of their official duties. All are trained in the use of and possess apparatus for gas and air analgesia. Thirty nine per cent of domiciliary cases were given gas and air analgesia. (ii) Domiciliary Nursing Six nurses made a total of 16,196 home visits during the year, 10,023 (61.2%) of which were made to patients over the age of 65 years. Since these aged people usually require general care and general toilet, the time spent at each visit is frequently much longer than at the homes of younger patients and obviously with an ageing population, the case loads are going to become heavier even if the minimum attention is being given to ensure comfort. The following is an analysis of these visits and the types of cases nursed. Age Groups Classification 0—5 yrs. 5—65 yrs. 65 + yrs. Medical Surgical Infectious Diseases Tuber- culosis Maternal Complica- tions Injections only Others New Cases 7 183 227 228 173 1 15 — — — Visits 88 6,085 10,023 9,896 4,929 30 1,109 — 2,310 232 (d) Health Visitor Service There are five Health Visitors in the Consett Urban following domiciliary visits being made during the year District, the Maternity and Child Welfare 8,262 Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. l’l45 Mental Deficiency .. .. .. .. .. .. ’319 Schools 600 General Health .. .. .. .. .. .. ] 1 Aged People 156 (e) Ambulance Service The Urban District is served by the County Ambulance Depot situated at Villa Real, Consett. The establishment of personnel and vehicles at this depot is as follows:— Driver Attendants Ambulances 33 18