[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Wallasey Local Board / U.D.C. / County Borough.

  • Wallasey (England). Local Board.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Wallasey Local Board / U.D.C. / County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (d) To educate parents on all matters pertaining to health, hygiene and diet. (e) To immunise babies against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and poliomyelitis. In this work the medical officers and health visitors work as a team, their aim being to inculcate hygienic methods of food prepara¬ tion, ad.vise on infant feeding and pay follow-up visits to the homes of children seen at the clinic to see whether the mothers are coping adequately. For some time now the health visitors have been trained in the technique of testing pre-school children for deafness. As this is a time consuming procedure requiring two health visitors, the testing has to be on a selective basis and is limited to cases where the parents suspect deafness or where the family history, obstetric history, duration of pregnancy and other factors suggest that the child, may have an above average risk of deafness. When deafness is detected at an early age, more can be done for the child to mitigate this handicap by the provision of hearing aids and speech training. There has been a falling off in attendances at Child, Welfare Clinics during the latter half of the year, but it is too early to be sure of the exact cause or causes for this decline. Toddlers clinics continue to be held regularly. At these clinics parents are given appointments to attend with their toddlers for a medical examination at 2 years, 3 years and 4 years. By keeping the toddlers under regular supervision, defects of speech, vision, hearing and so on are brought to light at a comparatively early stage when remedial treatment is more likely to be effective. We are very grateful to the voluntary helpers who come along in all weathers to assist the staff in running these clmics, their services are greatly appreciated. Indeed, without their willing assistance, the clinic sessions would be very hectic. The clinics, at which a doctor attends on each occasion, are as follows: — Health Clinic, Water Street, Wallasey, Tuesdays, 2 p.m. to 4-30 p.m. Health Clinic, Oakenholt Road, Moreton, Tuesdays, 2 p.m. to 4-30 p.m. Health Clinic, Hudson Road, Leasowe, Mondays, 2 p.m. to 4-30 p.m. Parish Hall, Wallasey Village, Wallasey, Wednesdays, 2 p.m. to 4-30 p.m. Trinity Church Hall, Manor Road, Wallasey, Thursdays, 2 p.m. to 4-30 p.m. Congregational Church Hall, Princess Road, Wallasey, Thursdays,. 2 p.m. to 4-30 p.m.