[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Montgomeryshire County Council.

  • Montgomeryshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Montgomeryshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Injections No.of Ca.ses No.of injections during 1957 given during 1957 Mersalyl 36 827 Penicillin 124 62-A Streptomycin 20 466 Cytanen hC 1119 Anahaemin 30 65 2 Inferon 11 51 Insulin 15 776 Neptal 5 91 Others 30 187 No special arrangements are made for the nursing of sick children at hone, but children discharged from hospital are referred to the County Health Department by the Almoner for special super- vision* Dental Services: It has still not been possible for the Council to provide a priority dental service for expectant and nursing mothers and pre- school children* Such a service could not be provided at present without seriously affecting the School Dental Service. Post Jiraduate .Cpur sesj. five district nurse-midwives attended approved refresher courses for nidwives. Child He If are: Reference has already been made to the remarkable reduction in infantile mortality during the past 50 years, but it is apparent that increased attention will have to be given to the causes of peri-natal mortality, i.e. stillbirths and deaths during the first week of life. Infant TTelf ai;e ..Centro s: Two new Clinics came into use at the beginning of this year at Machynlleth and Llanfyllin. These premises have been very well adapted from schools and greatly improve the facilities available for infant welfare work. The new premises are much appreciated by the medical and nursing staff and also by the mothers attending these clinics. Another centre was inaugurated at Llanfair Caereinion in October. The voluntary workers play an important part in the running of the Infant beIfare Clinics and I should like to take this opportunity of thanking them for their valuable assistance. Home Help Service: Care of the aged is becoming an increasing factor of this service. Part-time help for old people, which enables them to stay in their own hones, covers approximately 80,. of the help given. For this purpose a number of part-time workers are employed as, in view of the difficulties of rural travelling, it is usually more convenient to enploy one woman for one or two cares near her own home. Resident helps arc employed for family ca.scs, and occasionally for the chronic sick, where da.ily help cannot be provided. Number of Home Helps employed a.t 31st December,1957: ‘Whole time .... 7 Part-time .. .. 6l.