[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Holland County Council (Lincolnshire).

Holland (England). County Council.

Date:: 1955

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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Holland County Council (Lincolnshire). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Requests for nursing equipment to facilitate the care of the sick at home resulted in 548 articles being loaned from the six depots in the County. This service does increase and a hrm tribute should be paid to the members of voluntary organisations who are responsible for the care and distribution of the equipment. 433 households came within the province of the Home Help Service, 282 cases being new. The Principal Dental Officer was enrolled as 3 member of the teaching panel for the Mothercraft classes. There is an undoubted held for Health Education in Preventive Dentistry. The approach to the three-year-old child was begun in the autumn and will con- tinue. The very slow acceptance-rate suggests that a further approach will need to be made at the four year level. Opportunity was taken, when the domiciliary midwives and hospital midwives met together to plan the Mothercraft classes, to explain the facilities for the dental care of nursing and expectant mothers. Here again much remains to be done in this sphere of dentistry. I wish to take this opportunity of thanking you, Mr. Chairman, and members of the Health Committee and the several Sub- Committees for the support given to me and my staff during the year. I am, Your obedient servant, j. FIELDING, County Medical Officer. June, 1955.