[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Batley Borough.

  • Batley (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Batley Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ATTENDANCES AT WELFARE CENTRES, 1940. CENTRE. No. of mothers on Register Expectant Mothers t Mothers with Infants New admissions Average attendance per mother Under 12 mths. Be- tween 1 and 5 yrs. Under 12 mths. Be- tween 1 and 5 yrs. WELLINGTON STREET 652 — 2,719 806 228 18 5.4 BIRSTALL 244 — 960 348 43 5 5.4 TOTALS 896 1 3,679 1,154 271 23 5.4 RECORD OF INFANTS MEDICALLY EXAMINED AT CENTRES DURING RECENT YEARS. Yearly Average ALL CA lSES. Not wholly satisfactory Mew Cases Seen Infants under 6 months. Older Children 1926-30 211 358 325 322 1931-35 245 465 539 238 1936-40 305 563 387 244 Year. 1940 197 312 322 275 3. (ii) MIDWIFERY AND MATERNITY SERVICES. The Maternity Home administered by the Town Council has been previously described. During 1940 there were 268 bookings; 260 patients ad- mitted; 255 confinements, and 258 infants born. The Corporation decided that maternity patients who re sided outside the Borough should not be admitted to the Maternity Home.