[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkley U.D.C.

  • Ilkley (England). Urban District Council. nb2008024124.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    women who are shown as attending the clinic came for a blood test at the request of the family doctor and made only one attendance. During the year 68 women made 522 attendances for ante-natal exercises and instruction. This is a considerable improvement on the previous year ; even so, only just over one quarter of the women who were confined during the year joined the classes. Ilkley Ante-natal Clinic 1953 1952 1951 Number of women who attended during the year ... ... ... 9 20 38 Total number of attendances ... 13 53 135 Health Visiting As indicated in the report for 1952, there was hardly enough work for two Health Visitors in Ilkley and Ben Rhydding. In February, 1953, one of these Health Visitors resigned and was not replaced. During the major portion of the year, therefore, there was one Health Visitor for Ilkley, Ben Rhydding and the surrounding parishes of Nessfield, Middleton and Denton and one Health Visitor for Burley-in-Wharfedale, Burley Woodhead and Menston. This has proved quite a satisfactory arrangement. Visits paid by Health Visitors in 1953— Expectant Children Children Children Other Mothers under 1 yr 1-2 yrs. 2-5 yrs. Visits Ilkley and Ben Rhydding 13 1,085 687 644 137 Burley and Menston 66 735 772 1,445 107 These figures do not include visits paid in the district by the Home Help organiser nor by the Tuberculosis Health Visitor who resigned at the end of July, 1953, and was not replaced. Day Nurseries During the first quarter of the year the Matron at the Burley Day Nursery was mainly occupied with the re-organisation of the Otley Nursery The Ilkley Day Nursery has been busy all the year. The Matron and her deputy resigned during the first quarter and have been replaced. There has not been such a heavy demand on the Burley Day Nursery and towards the end of the year the County Council decided to close this nursery. No. of Children on Register 0-2 2-5 Ilkley Day Nursery 13 26 Burley Day Nursery 9 24 Average daily attendance 0-2 2-5 11 20 7 20 Home Helps The demand for help for the aged and infirm continued to rise while requests for help in cases of sickness and home confinements diminished. Home help to the aged is usually a long term requirement. So although the number of persons helped is slightly lower than in 1952, the amount of work done in the district is in fact higher. Number of cases provided with Home Help during the year— 1953 1952 111 1 * 20 Lying-in Expectant Mothers Aged Children Mentally Defective 68 72 } 9 4 38 1