[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham County Palatine / County Council.

  • Durham (England : County). Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham County Palatine / County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4 r')eatli Kale of Infants umier one year of age :— All infants per 1,000 live births 73 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 74 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 00 Deaths and Death Rates from :— Cancer Measles Whooping Cough Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Typhoid and Daratyphoid No. of Rate per 1,000 Deaths. estimated average population. 1,224 1.46 38 0.05 • 75 0.09 67 0.08 3 0.004 70 0.08 3 0.004 HACTFRIOLOGICAL LABORATORY I'ACILITIES. No change in the County Scheme was made during the year. Table 1 sliows the number of specimens submitted for examination. NURSING IN THE HOME. General nursing in the home was still carried out through the various district nursing associations, 118 of which were affiliated to the County Nursing Association. These associations employed 168 nurses and in 55 districts the nurses also acted as midwives and maternity nurses. TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS. Maternity and Child Welfare.—There was no change during the year in the number of maternity and child welfare centres. At 64 centres there were ante-natal clinics, at 22 post-natal clinics, at 14 birth control clinics, at 12 dental clinics and at 22 ultra-violet ray clinics. Tuberculosis Dispensaries, Venereal Diseases Treatment Centres and Mental Treatment Clinic.—There were no changes during the year. GENERAL HOSPITALS. The following statement shows the number of county patients approved for admission to the Newcastle General Hospital for surgical and other treatment during 1941. Thoracic surgery . 63 Neuro-surgery . 37 Cancer . . 7 Others . .. . . 21 Total 128 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MEDICAL SERVICES. Notwithstanding war conditions it was found possible to continue »j to a very large extent the forms of service which were available in i i pre-war days.