[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland County Borough.

  • Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    26 54 of this number were born at home, and with the exception of 19 transferred to Hospital, were nursed entirely at home. 4 Neonatal deaths occurred in those infants nursed at home. Two incubators are used for the transport of babies to Hospital and they have proved to be invaluable in this service. All midwifery and ambulance personnel have been instructed in the use of incubators. The Ambulance Service takes the incubator to the home on receipt of a call from the General Practitioner or Midwife. These incubators were used on 23 occasions during the year. Congenital Malformations. The registration of congenital malformations has continued. Out of Borough malformations were notified to the appropriate Local Health Authority's Medical Officer of Health. All live births with congenital malformations are followed up by the Health Visitor. The number of congenital malformations notified, in babies born to Sunderland mothers have been as follows:- Domiciliary Hospital 1964 1965 1966 39 42 40 59 71 75 Hie malformations have been in some cases, severe, and some only slight. All classification groups have been involved. Cervical Cytology. Although the Cytology Service in Sunderland is referred to as a local authority service, it was planned with the co¬ operation of the hospital and general practitioner services in the town. Preliminary discussions were held as early as October, 1964, and eventually it was decided that in Sunderland the local authority would provide the premises, staff and equipment and the Pathology Department at the Royal Infirmary, the laboratory facilities. The service commenced in June, 1965, with two clinics, one North and one South of the river, at Hylton Castle clinic and Springwell Health Centre.