[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Newton-le-Willows U.D.C.

  • Newton-le-Willows (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Newton-le-Willows U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LiJ._v; nit& Guild Welfare Contd.. Coupons for baby clothes were issued to 348 expectant nobcore Coring the year. Cod liver oil and fruit juices under the National oc .; were issued, through the Clinic as in 1941. Two Mid-summer and two Christmas parties for mothers and children were organised by the Voluntary Committee. Fewer mothers and children have been referred to the Lancashire County Council Clinics owing' to the restrictions of war conditions. ' . ' _ {■ y ■ Mill:: National Dried. Milk Scheme 2552 packets sold 234 supplemented by Council. Proprietary Dried Milk 854-3 packets sold Virol, malt, glucose, vitamin preparations and sue clement ary foods have been supplied, al so. 9• Isolation Hospital Patients admitted to Hospital during 1942. Disease Newton Haydock Wngton Dural H.M. Forces Deaths' Diphtheria. 42 16 •: 6; — 64 5 -3 ispected diphtheria 35 •8 ' .4- 1 48 - Diphtheiia carriers 1 - - l - 3c?.rlet Fever 51 27 12 . — 90 _ ) 1 ispected 8c. Fever — ■ — 1 - ■ 1 - II3nin> ococcal Mening. .2 1 1 4 — Susoeeted 5 - • -l 3 — ■ 7 - Tuoeiculous 11 - — l — 1 1 Measles 3 • 2 3 6 14 — Hr chipel as 1 2 2 ■ -. 5 - •l:i 0 opi ng C ough •H , r 1 • - —.d . - 1 - Chicken Fox — —■. — 1 1 - Mu vip s - — — 1 1 - Dy s sntery 2 -- ' ■ — 2 - Pneumonia 1 — — — 1 - Pul nonpry Tuber cul0 sis — • T-, . 1 — i 1 1 Miscollpneous 2 - 2 2 Tot al 143 .57 . 9 244 —s In dealing with the above cases the ambulance travelled 1937 miles in the year. • * • - 10. Mi scellaneous 7 G-e ieral Ambulance Journeys in . 1942 390 No. of p-at'ient.s. carried 1095 _ .;Nq. of miles in 1942 - Daimler - 309) q771 ■ : • Humber 9492)