[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, County of Zetland (Shetland Islands).

  • Shetland (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, County of Zetland (Shetland Islands). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Details of this work are shown in the following table:- Home Visits Expectant mothers Number visited - 19 Total visits - 48 Infants Number visited 139 Total visits 480 Children (1-5 years) Number visited - ’ 187 Total visits - 684 Child Welfare Centre Expectant mothers First visits 39 Total visits - 132 Infants First visits. — 134 Total visits - 1,135 Children (1-5 years) First visits - 160 Total 'VS1 V s - 1,287 Vitamin Preparations The Food Executive Officer informs me that this- county leads the field dn the North East of Scotland division in the extent to.which welfare foods are used. The figures showing what .is termed the. percentage of potential uptake are as follows Orange juice 37.4; Cod liver oil 22.9* A &.D Tablets 34.4 T^ese figures do not differ much, from those for the whole country,■ and could.be improved upon.. Last year's investigation gave figures .which suggested thaty vitamin preparations were then being used far more than’the above figures indicate ... .-The food - shortage affecting most.of /the.world is little noticed in this fortunate .area, hut .expectant mothers and parents of young children should nevertheless take•full■advantage of the. issue of the special vitamin preparations which,we in this.country are so fortunate to get. Our gratitude is due to the District Nurses who have kindlv continued to perform the work of supeivising the distribution of vitamin preparations. This is not always an easy task and is outside their ordinary duties. Maternity Services The County Scheme under the Maternity Services (Scotland) Act, 1937 which started at the end of 1944 has now been in operation for over a year. There are signs/