[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, York City.

  • York (England). City Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, York City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION B GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA National Health Service Act, 1946—Sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29 and 51 CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (Section 22) i. Infant Welfare Centres (a) Number of Centres provided and maintained by the Council . 9 (b) Total number of children who first attended at the Centres during the year and who, on the date of the first attendance were— (i) Under 1 year of age . 1,315 (c) Total number of children under five years of age who attended at the Centres during the year and who, at the end of the year, were— (i) Under 1 year of age . 1,027 (ii) Over 1 year of age . 2,366 2. Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics All clinics are run by the Hospital Management Committee primarily for maternity hospital patients. Cases are seen as necessary for the Local Authority on an agency basis, but all ante-natal work for domiciliary cases is now undertaken by midwives and general practitioners. (i) Number of ante-natal sessions held by Council Midwives 48 (ii) Number of attendances . 1,370 3. Infant Deaths and Stillbirths There were 32 deaths of infants under the age of 1 year, compared with 35 during the previous year. Of the 32 deaths, 17 were males and 15 females. Five died at home, 11 in general hospitals and 16 in the maternity hospital. Age at death is shown in the following table:— Under 24 hours 1—7 days 1—2 weeks 2—3 weeks 3—4 4 weeks- weeks 3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total 11 9 1 —- 2 2 6 — 1 32