[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough.

  • Chesterfield (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Numbers Provided with Dental Care Examined Needing Treatment Treated Expectant and Nursing Mothers 3 3 3 Children under 5 48 31 31 Forms of Dental Treatment Provided Scalings & Gum Treat- ment Silver Nit- rate Treat- ment Crowns and Inlays General Anaes- thetics Dentures Provided Fill- ings Extrac- tions Full Upper or Lower Partial Upper or Lower Radio- graphs Expectant and Nursing Mothers 3 1 — — — — — 1 — Children under 5 1 30 6 — 20 8 — — — Care of Premature Infants All infants weighing 5^ lbs or less are defined as “Premature” and space is provided on the notification of birth cards for the weight of birth in the case of premature births. Special attention is given to premature infants in their own homes by the staff of the Health Visiting and Midwifery Services, and draught-proof cots with detachable linings, hot water bottles, etc., together with suitable clothing, are available when necessary. Premature infants born in hospital are kept under special supervision by the Health Visitors on discharge from the Hospital. No. of Premature Live Births notified; (a) in Hospital 58 (b) at Home 10 No. of Premature Still Births notified: (a) in Hospital ... ... ... ... ... 12 (b) at Home — Of the 58 premature babies who were born in Hospital, 4 died within twenty-four hours of birth and 51 survived twenty-eight days. Of the 10 premature babies born at home, 3 were transferred to hospital on or before the twenty-eighth day and all of them survived twenty-eight days.