[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough.

  • Stamford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS (. ; PROVIDED BY KESTEVEN COUNTY COUNCIL CIUmI Welfare Weekly Clinic - Friday Barn Hill House, Stamford. 10 a.m. - 12 noon (Minor ailment and Infant Welfare) 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. (infant Welfare) This is staffed by a Health Visitor and a State Registered Nurse. The doctor attends each Friday morning and on the first, third and fifth Friday afternoons. Mrs. Grundy and her voluntary workers provide invaluable ancilliary services in the afternoon, amongst others making available Infant Foods and supplements at concessionary prices. Their enthusiasm continues year after year undimmed. The Annual Christmas Party is always looked forward to with keen anticipation. The average attendance at these clinics has been 117 each Friday - a figure too high to be either desirable for comfort or efficiency. The total attendance for the year was 5892. The proposed extensions are long overdue as the activities have far outstripped the present accommodation at Bam Hill House. The all too familiar recurrence of the falling economy axe is likely to defer hope again. The increase in the number of teenage mothers was noticeable this year and the writer could not but be struck by the capable, poised and efficient way in which these very young women coped with their infants and their maternal responsibilities. Though routine testing for phenylketonurea continued no case of this abnormality was found. A Diphtheria Immunisation clinic is hold at Barn Hill House, Stamford on the first Wednesday of each month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Immunisation is also done at both the Friday morning and afternoon clinics if requested. Numbers immunised during the year: 1967 1966 Primary Protection 157 158 Reinforcing Protection 367 337 524 495