[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Chester-le-Street U.D.C.

  • Chester-le-Street (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Chester-le-Street U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ante-natal Relaxation Child Welfare Birth Control Post-natal Artificial Sunlight Distribution of Welfare Foods National dried milk, orange juice, cod liver oil and vitamin tablets are distributed from the Welfare Centre as follows: Tuesday—all day Wednesday morning only (c) Domiciliary, Midwifery and Home Nursing Services This is a Durham County Council Service. Working in the district there are 3 district midwives and 1 district nurse. A summary of the work done is given below: Midwifery Number of midwives employed 3 Work undertaken during year: Midwifery cases 88 Maternity cases 4 Hospital discharges 165 Home Nursing Staff New Cases Visits Paid 1 District Nurse Medical Surgical Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis A [aternal Complications 1 Medical 1 ^0 </) Infectious Diseases T uberculosis Maternal Complications Others Patients over 65 years Visits to patients over 65 years Patientsunder 5 years Visits to patients under 5 years Visits for injection only 116 38 — 5 2 3,988 1,075 — 139 17 260 103 3,692 1 32 1,500 1 ' These cases and Total New Cases: 161. Total Visits Paid: 5,479. visits are already included in the total (d) Ambulance Depot The Chester-le-Street Urban District is served principally by the Ambulance Depot situated at Osborne Road, Chester-le-Street. The Depot has an establishment of 1 depot superintendent, 4 senior drivers and 12 drivers with 7 vehicles, 5 of which are dual purpose. There is a 24 house coverage from the depot but in case of emergency a service is supplied from other depots. Overall control is exercised by a Central Control at Durham where, by a system of direct telephone lines and radio, close supervision is kept on vehicles operating in all parts of the County, thus enabling any area to be reinforced as necessary.