[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Warwickshire County Council.

  • Warwickshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Warwickshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ The Rugby County Maternity Home, under the charge of Sister Jackson, has under¬ gone some minor structural alterations, and a staff bungalow has been erected in the garden— thus freeing three more beds for patients, as the number of patients seeking admission becomes greater each year. The bungalow makes an attractive dormitory for the nurses and fills a long- felt need. “ The Warwick Home has again had a busy year, although the high record of 1937 has not been reached. Staffing difficulties have presented an increasing problem and it would appear that the new regulations regarding the training of midwives will not ease the position in future. “ Health Visiting, School Nursing, Clinics, and Infant Welfare Centres take up the full time of the staff of 24 Health Visitors. Four additional Health Visitors have been appointed during 1938, three for districts and one as a Relief Health Visitor, who, in addition to her relief work, undertakes a great deal of the tuberculosis home visiting in the County, and attends many of the School Eye Clinics.” 31. CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.—The County Register contained the names of 106 nursed out children on the 1st January, 1938, including 4 associated with Dr. Barnardo’s Homes and 1 with the National Orphanage, Sutton Coldfield. There were 53 removals and 34 addi¬ tions to the Home Supervision Register during the year. At the 31st December, therefore, there were 87 nursed-out children on the register. Health Visitors paid 44 first visits and 349 re-visits to these children. ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENT. 32. The administration of the Orthopaedic Service has continued on similar lines to previous years. It will be remembered that the County Council, during the early part of the year under review, approved the appointment of a whole-time Orthopaedic Sister. The main object of this appointment was to secure efficient after-care in the homes. Miss E. G. Bowden, C.S.M.M.G., M.E., was appointed to this position and commenced her duties on the 20th June, 1938. It will be seen from the record of her work which follows the statistical table that the appointment has been thoroughly justified, and in order still further to improve the efficiency of the scheme it may be found desirable to make a second appointment of a similar character. At the moment Miss Bowden is endeavouring as far as possible to visit cases referred to her in all parts of the County, but owing to the wide area to be covered she is finding diffi¬ culty in giving the attention that is necessary to effect the best results in all cases. The following table gives the number of attendances at the various clinics since the in¬ ception of the scheme :— Year. Number of cases on Register of Clinics. No. of attendances at Clinics. 1926 114 450 1927 312 2,598 1928 580 4,429 1929 749 6,298 1930 806 7,395 1931 1,015 8,557 1932 1,075 8,860 1933 999 7,720 1934 968 7,892 1935 1,008 7,388 1936 1,090 7,537 1937 • • • 1,063 6,979 1938 ... *1,167 7,591 *In this figure are included 58 children, who having attained the age of 14 years are now continuing clinic treatment from the voluntary funds of the Clinics. The children how¬ ever, are retained on the Orthopaedic Register in case hospital treatment should be necessary at the cost of the Education Committee before they attain the age of 16 years.