[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City.

  • Nottingham (England). City Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    26 Mass Radiography. The Dumber ol women referred to the Chest Radiography Centre was 1,927, of whom 65 * 9% attended* In order to reduce the high defaulter rate, a system of issuing all appointments directly to mothers at ante-natal clinics was started in November. Blood Examinations. Haemoglobin estimations, blood and rhesus grouping and tests for venereal disease continued as routine examinations at ante-natal clinics. Where the haemo¬ globin level was 70% or less, a complete blood examination was undertaken and the estimations were repeated at not longer than monthly intervals. Relaxation. A course in relaxation and training for childbirth, arranged and conducted for City midwives by a physiotherapist, was completed by 11 midwives in February. Classes conducted by midwives were started in April at the Basford, Clifton, Edwards Lane and Radford Centres, and in August at the Sneinton Centre. The class at the Huntingdon Street Centre was conducted by a physiotherapist until the end of November ; on her resignation midwives took over. Mothercraft teaching, an important part of such classes, was shared equally between health visitors and midwives. Altogether 305 mothers attended an average of 4 sessions each. Not more than 8 mothers were accepted at a session and at some centres two sessions were necessary. Consultant Clinic. The weekly clinic at Edwards Lane Welfare Centre continued, and 440 women were referred by medical officers of the welfare centres.