[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Middlesbrough County Borough.

  • Middlesbrough (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Middlesbrough County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    B. Forms of Dental Treatment Provided. Scalings and Gum Treat¬ ment Fill¬ ings Silver Nitrate Treat¬ ment Crowns or Inlays Extrac¬ tions General Anaes¬ thetic Dentures provided Radio¬ graphs Full Upper or Lower Partial Upper or Lower Expectant & Nursing Mothers 2 1 _ _ 2201 50 186 5 ___ Children under five .. — 4 — — 213 91 — — — MIDWIFERY SERVICE, 1956. The number of midwives employed during the year 1956 was 25. Two midwives left, one of whom retired and the other left the town. The two midwives have not been replaced. Number of midwives who notified their intention to practise as midwives during the year:— Domiciliary midwives employed by the Local Authority including the Non-Medical Supervisor of Midwives ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 Maternity Hospital ... ... ... ... ... 23 Ardencaple Nursing Home ... ... ... ... 5 Number of deliveries attended by midwives ... ... 2,103 Doctors’ booked cases:— As midwives ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,742 As maternity nurses ... ... ... ... ... 160 Unbooked cases (Medical Aid Forms):— As midwives ... ... ... ... ... ... 170 As maternity nurses ... ... ... ... ... 31 Number of Gas and Air Administrations:— As midwives ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,508 As maternity nurses ... ... ... ... ... 77 Administrations of Pethidine:— As midwives ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,194 As maternity nurses ... ... ... ... ... 76 Booking Session attendances:— New patients ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,174 Re-attendances ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,258 Number of cases in which medical aid was sought:— Doctors’ booked cases ... ... ... ... ... 151 Unbooked cases ... ... ... ... ... ... 201 Ante-natal visits to patients’ own home ... . 5,361 Number of patients who were attended by midwives dur¬ ing labour, but who were eventually delivered in the Maternity Hospital ... ... ... ... ... 97