[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.

  • West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE The attendance at Welfare Clinics showed some diminution in the latter part of the year, and was associated with black-out and other war conditions„ The ante-natal clinics, on the other hand, proved more popular than ever. Despite difficulties of obtaining material, your two building projects (a) the new Maternity Wards at Hallam Hospital, and (b) the new combined welfare centre at Stone Cross were commenced during the year, and officially opened in 1940. The health services will benefit considerably by this acquisitions. There still remains a serious gap in the welfare services which can bo bridged] only by provision of modern and healthy premises for the Centro at Hamstead, No immediate solution is envisaged at the moment, but there is no doubt that the premises occupied at the moment are unsuitable and unhygienic, and not compatible with the needs of a growing area. There is now only one Maternity Home in the Borough: this Home was visited periodically and inspected. Home visits paid by Health Visitors to expectant mothers were 518 an compared with 419 in 1938. Dental treatment for expectant mothers was continued; 148 mothers were referred to the Dentist, of whom 97 were treated: dentures were supplied in 30 cases. 0ne9hundred-and seventy-eight infants were dentally treated. Maternal Deaths Sepsis 2 Others 2 Total Death rate O ^ o 67 Midwifery Service The average number of midwives in the service of the Authority was eleven; the number of confinements attended was 980, 879 as mod wives and 101 as maternity nurses. Four midwives resigned their posts during the year, one for health reasons surrendered her certificate, one relinquished her profession on marriage, one returned to private practice and the other obtained an appointment elsewhere. TUBERCULOSIS New Cases Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary 1938 Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Males I females TOTAL 59 28 87 12 9 21 71 37 3.08 58 30 83 8 10 18 66 40 106 -3-