[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Kettering Borough.

  • Kettering (England). Borough Council. no2009140039.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Kettering Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Visits to children 1—5 years :— Number of first visits 53 Number of re-visits 3266 Number of ineffective visits ... 437 Number of visits to cases of :— Ophthalmia Neonatorum Puerperal Pyrexia 1 Stillbirths 7 Total visits, 1946 6995 Total visits, 1945 10628 Attendance at clinic sessions :— Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics 366 Ante-natal Clinics 269 Post-natal Clinics 11 Total Attendances, 1946 646 The decrease in the total number of home visits was due to illness of members of the staff and to 1 post having been vacant for 5 months ; also the number of clinic sessions attended by the Health Visitors was greater by 24 than in 1945. Treatment*—The arrangements for the treatment of children under school age were the same as in past years. Dental attention for expectant and nursing mothers was provided as formerly. Ophthalmic Clinic.—Thirteen children made 25 attendances. Aural Clinic.—Twelve children attended this clinic on 24 occasions. Orthopaedic Clinic.—One hundred and thirty-nine children under school age were on the register of this clinic at the end of the year. There were 299 attendances at the Orthopaedic Clinic and 96 attendances at the After-care Clinic. Four children under school age were admitted to and were discharged from Manfield Orthopaedic Hospital during the year. Dental Clinic.—The table below gives particulars of the cases treated :— • Expectant Nursing Children Total Mothers Mothers New cases (first attendances) 44 — 21 65 Re-attendances 89 42 26 157 Total attendances ... 133 42 47 222 Extractions 76 5 13 94 Fillings 27 — — 27 Other operations ... 66 37 37 140 Local anaesthetics 9 2 11 General anaesthetics 37 2 9 48