[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough.

  • Chesterfield (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1935
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Credit: [Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    this service to the Local Supervising Authority, and during 1935 claims were paid under this heading to the amount of £237 12s. 6d. All cases for which claims are made under the above by a medical practitioner are submitted to the Maternity and Child Welfare Sub-Committee, who decide, on informa- tion obtained by the Borough Treasurer’s Department, as to whether or not the fee shall be reclaimed from the patient. During the period under review the fees collected amounted to £153 19s. Od. Maternal Mortality. There were four deaths during pregnancy and parturition, giving a maternal mortality rate of 3.7, as against 2.8 for 1934. The rate for England and Wales was 3.9. Infantile Mortality. The number of infants dying before reaching the age of one year was 74, giving an infant mortality rate of 73 as against a rate of 67 for 1934. This increase is mainly due to a rise in the number of deaths from Premature Birth, which numbered 28 as against 20 last year, and of these 28, 23 died less than one week after birth. The infant mortality rate for the 121 Great Towns, with which Chesterfield is classified, was 62. Of the 1,018 children born during 1935, 818 or 80 per cent, of them attended the Child Welfare Centres. Still Births. During the year 38 legitimate and 6 illegi- timate still births were registered. Home Visiting. Home visiting, one of the most im- portant duties of the Health Visitors, has been carried out on the same lines as hitherto. The Health Visitors paid 6,110 visits to the homes of children under one year of age, and 7,779 visits to children between the age of one and five years, giving a total of 13,889 visits for 1935 as against 13,444 visits for 1934. The Health Visitors also paid 794 visits to expectant mothers and 318 other visits. Infant Welfare Centres. Clinics are held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, at the Maternity Home; on Mondays at the Adult .School, Whittington Moor; and on Tuesdays at the New Whittington Social institute. Each child attending a centre is weighed weekly, and charts of the weights and medical records of the children are kept. Advice is given on feeding and minor infantile disorders, and cases which require medical treatment are referred to their own private doctor. During 1935, 1,832 children made 18,534 attendances at the Centres, as against corresponding figures of 1,678 and 15,033 for 1934. Appendices 8, 9 & 10. Appendix 27. Appendt.x- 26.