[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Dorset County Council.

  • Dorset (England). County Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Dorset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The County Nursing Association are now carrying out Infant Visiting duties for the County Council over two-thirds of the county area, and the work is remarkably well done. The infantile mortality in this county has always been very low, and during the past year there has been a further marked reduction, the rate being only 44 (excluding the two boroughs outside the County Scheme). The maternal deaths numbered only nine. This is satisfactory, as it is evidence that the expenditure on maternity and child welfare is not wasted and that the work of the health visitors and nurses is bearing good results. Summary. No. of Cards issued to Health Visitors during 1925 (births) ... (inward transfers) (births obtained from Registrars’ Returns which have not been subsequently notified) Left District Not traceable I Over Rental limit ^458 Objection to visits J No. of Infants reported on, born during 1925 Total number of Infants visited during 1925 Total number of Visits to Infants Average number of Visits to each Infant 2545 46 13 — 2604 2018 4144 21,280 5 Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. The attendances at the Centres during the year ended 31st December, 1925, were as follows :— Date of opening. Number of Persons. Attendances. Number of times opened. Dorchester 15th April, 1919 112 611 50 Beaminster 25th Oct., 1917 38 340 42 Blandford 15th Aug., 1918 77 408 24 Lyme Regis 14th May, 1918 63 532 43 Sherborne 31st Oct., 1918 60 461 48 Bridport Jan., 1920 67 349 25 Swanage 10th Dec., 1920 48 173 25 Gilhngham Jan., 1921 39 527 50 Wareham April, 1923 72 540 51 ♦ County Council Centres. The others are Voluntary Centres receiving a grant in aid. The Assistant Medical Officers attend at the County Council Centres and also at the Lyme Regis and Wareham Centres. At the other Voluntary centres during 1925 arrangements have been made with local medical practitioners. Lying-in Accommodation. The County Council have made arrangements with the Hospitals mentioned below for the admission of maternity cases. A contribution is required under the County Scale. During the year 1925, the following cases were admitted to Hospital :— Name of Hospital No. Admitted Average Length of stay Total cost Contributions by patients according to scale Weymouth and District ... 10 20.9 days £ s. d. 103 1 0 £ s. d. 28 15 0 Dorset County 30 32 7 „ 281 5 0 80 9 4 Cornelia Hospital, Poole ... 4 18 32 13 7 12 4 0 Salisbury Infirmary 2 24 „ 12 9 6 Nil Yeovil Maternity Home ... 1 27 10 0 0 3 0 0 Children under 5 years of age. Two children were admitted for hospital treatment under the Welfare Scheme.