[Report 1922] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.

  • Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1922
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Credit: [Report 1922] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. of No. of No. of No. of No. Presentation. Complication. previous previous children children 1 Breech confine- ments. 4 miscar- riages. living. 4 dead. 0 Foot 2 1 2 5 Foot Prolapsed cord .... (twins premature) 1 Vertex Prolapsed cord 4 .... 4 4 5 Vertex Pressure on cord 2 1 1 C Vertex Diseased Placenta 3 1 3 (still-birth) 7 s Vertex Vertex Abnormally large infant (forceps) Very large infant .... .... .... .... if .... 4 .... 4 .... i> Vertex Premature (twin) .... .... .... .... 1 Vertex 8 .... 8 12 — .... 5 — 5 With the exception of No. 8 the whole of the births wore legitimate. In 7 cases t’ urine of the mother was exan ' d during '•' ante-natal period and found to bo free from albumen. It will be seen 1 * at the majority of tho deaths are ac- ( >untcd for by complications and that in only one case had there been a previous still-birth. . , .^MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. \Notification of Births.—During 1922 the number of 'hrtbs no thed was 418 (alive 40G, still 12) ; of these 282 were '■'•tiiied by midwives, 85 by Doctors, 6 by parents, and 8 by mdy-women. Altogether 91 per cent were notified. In case of non-notification, as ascertained from the Dis- ' ru t Registrars, a communication is sent to tho father and also ' • the Doctor atnl midwife in attendance, drawing attention to 1,0 provisions of the Notification of Births Act. Health Visiting.—Tho whole of tho County is now v.-rod for this purpose. Hio Nantmel and Llanwrthwl Nursing Association was ‘ 'fhU:d in the lattor part of 1922, and includes the southern •'irt °‘ the parish of Nantmel pA list of the nurses and their qualifications are given on • '! i Annual School Report for 1922. There are now '•hole-time and 14 part-time nurses employed. I referred to the qualifications of Health Visitors in • >09 11 and 12 of my Annual Report for 1921.