[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, East Lothian County Council.

  • East Lothian (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, East Lothian County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    School children also attend these clinics and although the Orthopaedic Clinics are attended by almost equal numbers of school and pre-school children, the Ear, Nose and Throat and Ophthalmic Clinics are attended mainly by school children. (6) Welfare Foods. Distribution was continued along the usual lines during the year. It was necessary temporarily to close the Centre at Gifford owing to the resignation of the distributor but another distributor was found and the Centre was re-opened in November. Owing to the lack of demand in West Barns the Centre there was closed from January, it being borne in mind that the Centre at Dunbar was within easy reach of the village. (c) Dental Care. As in previous years the amount of dental treatment carried out amongst mothers and pre-school children has been relatively small during the year. A visit was made by two Dental Officers from the Scottish Home and Health Department who made certain suggestions regarding the improvement of the Dental Service particularly amongst school children. These will be dealt with in more detail in the Annual Report on School Medical In spection. Towards the end of the year preliminary meetings were held with a view to carrying out another Happy Smile campaign in 1965. This campaign will be described in next year's Annual Report. 2. Domestic Midwifery. Ante-natal care is undertaken in co-operation with the Medical Practitioner who is to attend the confinement, and two midwives attend a weekly ante-natal clinic in the surgery of oim of the Medical Practitioners in Prestonpans. Co-operation with the General Practitioners in the maternity service is most satis factory. 71 Maternity Outfits were issued during the year. 3. Health Visiting. It will be noted tlrat the Infant Mortality rate has increased by .1 point from 23 to 24, being the same as the national average for Scotland. It is, however, encouraging to note that the figure for East Lothian compares favourably with the national average and, as in previous years, much of the credit for this must go to the Health Visitors.