[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Dumfries County Council.

  • Dumfriesshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Dumfries County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (b) Child Welfare. There was no change in the arrangements for child welfare. The attendances at the various clinics are shown in the following table :— CHILD WELFARE CLINICS. Clinic First visits Subsequent visits Total Town Hall, Annan 116 1052 1168 Episcopal Hall, Gretna 63 522 585 Nelson Institute, Eastriggs 72 853 925 Thomas Hope Hospital, Lang- holm. 86 965 1051 Masonic Hall, Lockerbie 104 784 888 The Institute, Sanquhar 55 600 655 *St. Conal’s Church Hall, Kirk- connel. 10 80 90 Shopping Centre, Kelloholm ... 301 1354 1655 Catherinefield School, Dumfries 55 268 323 Totals for 1955 ... 862 6478 7340 Totals for 1954 ... 756 5787 6543 *Kirkconnel Clinic discontinued—June, 1955. It was not possible during the year to make any arrange- ments for the dental care of expectant and nursing mothers, or for pre-school children. (c) Distribution of Welfare Foods. Two more distributing centres were begun during the year, so that now welfare foods are obtainable at 31 points throughout the County. Except at three centres, distribution is made by voluntary workers and, as before, considerable quantities of welfare foods are dispatched by post from the County Buildings. The amounts of foods distributed during the year, were as follows :— National dried milk ... ... 39,498 tins Cod liver oil ... ... ••• 4,842 bottles Vitamin tablets ... ... ••• 1,181 bottles Orange juice ... ... ••• 21,112 bottles