[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Barry Borough.

  • Barry (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Barry Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOME HELPS. The Home Help Scheme was instituted by the Corporation in 1946. Three full-time Home Helps were provided; these women were carefully selected and undertook the care of the home during the mother’s confinement. The Helps were employed by the Corporation and the mothers contributed towards the costs on a scale according to their means. Iluring the period (l/l/48 to 4/7/48), 25 mothers were provided with the services of a Home Help. TONSILS AND ADENOIDS. 2 cases of children under school age received operative treatment for enlarged tonsils and adenoids, DENTAL TREATMENT. Up to the 4th. July, 1948, arrangements were made with the Glamorgan County Council for dental treatment, for expectant and nursing mothers and pre-school children, to be given by their Dental Surgeon at the Barry Dental Clinic. The following table shows the work done during the period (l/l/48 to 4/7/48) No. of Extractions Fillings j Ana Dentures. attend Perm Temp Perm Temp Dress!esth Part Comp|Rep ances• anent orary anent orary ings.!esia ial lete j Qirs 1 Mothers 313 308 - 82 - I - i 4 13 8!. Children 59 26 18 12 | 17 m _ [ - ... Totals. 372 308 26 82 18 12 21 13 2 1 .I., OPHTHALMIC CLINIC. Mr. Rupert Parry, Cardiff, acted as part-time Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Maternity and Child Welfare Servioe. During the period (l/l/48 to 4/7/48), 84 examinations were made and 31 prescriptions for spectacles Issued, ORTHOPAEDICS. Cases of physically defective children under school age were referred from the Centres to the Prince of Wales’ Hospital, Cardiff, for treatment. The expenses incurred In necessitous cases were paid out of the funds of the Neale Trust, Orthopaedic treatment now forms part of the Glamorgan County Council’s Service. PREVALENCE 0.1jl AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. (a) Tuberculosis. - 53 new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 18 Other Forms, were notified during the year, as compared with 60 and 18 respectively for 1947. The death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 0.528 per 1,000 population,as compared with 0,624 for 1947. The death-rate in respect of Other Forme of Tuberculosis was 0.144 per 1,000 population, as compared with 0.078 for 1947. The following table shows the classification of new cases and deaths during 1948, according to age groups and sex:-