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

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

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    BIRTHS; 7np ^iber of doniciliary confijieinents was 151 conpared with a percentage of 21% conpared with a national figure of 38% 3Ji 1952 (the latest available figures). There are now so nany roaternity beds available in the area that app ications very rarely have to be refused: certainly none fron the priority groups. (b) MTE-NATAL GLINTnS: Attendances at the existing antenatal clinics continued at a sa isfactory level. At these clinics all patients have blood taken for ^esus and Kahn testing, and haenoglohii estiiiation. Weighing, urine bloo'! pressure readings are carried out at every visit, xd:heiYore, patients are encouraged to discuss health natters and prep^ations for tho confinenent with the doctor, health visitor and nidw^e, and to attend the relaxation exercise classes which are provided at two clinics, CENTRES: ,, centres and attendances are given in table fom. In addition, a nobilc centre consisting of a large and well equipped caravan towed by a _.and Rover has been operating in the Division on two days in -o^night since June.^ This nobile centre provid.es clinic facilities lor noDhers and children living in less accessible places who would other- wise iind IT, difficult or inpossible to obtain then. ^Up to^the present it has provided a service in Lothersdale, Cononley, ow.i.ing, uarleiion and Addinghan, and the attendances have been satisfactory. AJTgr.N-^TAL HOSTEL. The county Council has provided a hostel at Brighouse for patients 1 equirj.ng rest rather than special forms of treatment, but residence therein, uripc the hospitals, is not free of cost. This factor, combined w^-ih tho distance fron many patients hones, and the disinclination to leave their families, has resulted in a lack of demand for accommodation, and the hostel ws.s closed at the end of the year, (e) DENTAL, GARE.^ There is one dental clinic in this Division at Barnoldswick. During uhe year additional staff became available, and it was possible to offer free dental treatment to expectant and nursing mothers. In other parts of the Division the arrangement whereby local dental practitioners provide treatment under the County Council's scheme has continued, (f) CARE OF PREMATURE I^JFANTS. A premature infant is defined as one weighing 5-|- lbs. or less at birth, irrespective of the period of gestation. When such infants are born at home, special equipment, kept within the Division, is available on the midwife’s request,