[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Rochdale County Borough.

  • Rochdale (Lancashire, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Rochdale County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Maternity and Child Welfare Notification of Births Acts, 1907. There were 1,182 births notified as belonging to Rochdale—1,171 by midwives and 11 by doctors and parents. These figures include 665 births occurring at Birch Hill Maternity Home and classified to Rochdale. Health Visitors. The six Health Visitors have made 13,415 visits to homes where there are infants and young children, and 288 visits to expectant mothers. Each Health Visitor is also in regular attendance at the infant welfare centres, and nursery schools. Infant Welfare Centres. The five centres in different parts of the town have continued with their nine weekly sessions. The total attendances of children of all ages at all Clinics were 25,069 as compared with 25,404 in 1940. This further decrease in attendances is accounted for mainly by the under one year olds, and there, by difficulties in bringing children frequently to the Clinics where so many mothers are working full¬ time. On the other hand the number who attended for the first time, namely 1,107, was an increase of 120 as compared with last year, the increase being mainly in the under one year old children. Centre New Cases admitted during. 1941 Total Attendances of Children Average Attendance per Clinic Session No. of Medical examin¬ ations by M.O. under 1 yr. 1—2 yrs. 2—5 yrs (a) Baillic Street * (Wardleworth) 186 2,322 589 696 73 (49) 1,103 (b)*St. Luke’s 255 3,237 1,019 1,183 111 (47) 1,826 (c)*St. Clement’s iy8 2,687 1,562 1,406 106 (53) 1,641 (d) Baillic Street * (Castleton) 259 2,894 860 931 93 (50) 1,408 (e) Castleton 129 2,047 1,284 834 86 (48) 879 (f) Norden ... 80 690 3S0 468 31 (48) 485 Totals. 1107 13,877 5,674 5,518 — 7,342 Corresponding Figures 1940 987 14,178 5,563 5,663 — 7,794 * Two Clinic Sessions per week.