[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.

  • Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    There are 4 Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, at which meetings were held as in the previous year (see report for 1920). The average attendance of mothers with babies at the Maternity Centres was as follows :—-Albert Road 69, Silver Row 35.3_, Paradise Centre 58.3, and Hopetown 25.1. The attendances of expectant mothers have been as follows : — Paradise Centre 16, Hopetown Centre 6, Silver Row 10, Albert Road 59, Ante-Natal Clinic 58. Health Visitors.—During the year the Health Visitors paid 156 first visits and 69 subsequent visits to expectant mothers; 1,503 first visits and 1,793 re-visits to infants under one year; 1,767 visits in connexion with children from 1 to 5 years of age; 20 visits in connexion with still births; and 58 in connexion with cases of mental deficiency. There were also 61 visits to cases of measles and 1,066 for various other reasons. Home Helps.—S'ixty-five applications were made for the services of Home Helps; arrangements were made for their attend- ance in 61 cases, at which 965 days’ services were given. Maternity Ba£S were applied for in 25 cases and lent in 16, 5 applications being withdrawn. With one exception the bags were returned in good condition. During 1921, 7,264 pounds of dried milk were sold to mothers attending the Maternity Centres, and 2,200 were given free. Orders were also given for fresh milk to the value of £90 10s. lid., the cost of fresh and dried milk given free being £316 5s. 3d. Inquiries were made into the financial position of the applicants in each case, and milk was given free only on the special certifi- cate of the Maternity Centre Medical Officer and after special in- quiries by the Health Visitors. A Baby Day Celebration was held by the kind permission of Mrs. Baynes in Polam Hall grounds on August 3rd and 4th. The Durham County Council Mothercraft Exhibition was on view, and the celebration was well attended.