[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Richmond (Yorkshire) Borough.

  • Richmond (North Yorkshire, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Richmond (Yorkshire) Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vaccinations against Poliomyelitis. From the commencement of the scheme for vaccination against poliomyelitis and up to the year ended 3ist December 19 5 ^ 1.163 people had received tvTo injections and 445 bad received the fu.ll course of three injections in Richnond Borough. N.iTZONAL H5ALTII ^SiatVICITS' ACT 1946. Section 22, Section 23. Section 24. Section 25. Core of Mothers and Young Children. Conicillary Midwifery. Health Visiting. Home Cursing. One District Nurso/Midwife and one full-tine Health Visitor onployod by the North Riding County Council carry out the duties re¬ quired by the above Sections in the Borough. The fortnightly sessions of the Infant Welfare Centre is attended by myself, tliG Health Visitor and the District Nurse/Midwife. analysis of Nursing visits and attendances at the Richmond I. W. C. com¬ pared with the previous yenr;- Year Homo Nursing Health Visiting 1357 1491 2541 1953 1691 1811 Domiciliary Midwifery 791 711 Number of attendances made by children at the 1252L 1958 fortnightly sessions of the Richnond I. W. C. 1262 1351 Section 27- Ambulance Sorvice. This service is provided by the North nidi ng County Council fron the Ambulance Station in Richnond with a staff of one Dr ivety Foreman, one Shift Leader and five Driver/attendants, and is shored by the neighbouring Rural Districts of Richmond, Croft, Reeth and Startforth* Section 28._Prevention of Illness, Caro and After flare. The work of vaccination and immunisation, together with the advice given by those working in the Public Health Service, Doctors and Nurses, Inspections, etc. oust have a beneficial effect on the gornral health of tho community. Section 29. Domestic Help Sorvice. This service is provided in tho Borough by the North Riding County Council and during 1953 eighteen cases reoeived help, the analysis being as follows and compared with the figures for 1957:- No. of Cases Catergory No. of Hours 1957 1958 1957 . . 1958. • 1 Domiciliary Midwifery • 41 2 4 Sick Housewife 30 240 6 12 Chronic Sick 1826 3053 1 1 Tuberculosis 160 362 9 IS Total* 2016 3696 Soction 51. Mental Health, No committee in the Borough and no case arose during tho year 1958 which required action under this Section. Dental Sorvice. This service is provided by tho North Riding County Council. National Assistance Act 1943. Section 47. No cases removed during tho year. The remainder of this Report hae boon compiled by tho Borough Survoyor and his staff and I now thank him and then for thicr kind co-operation throughout an¬ other year and thoir great assistance in the preparation of this Report.