[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Breconshire County Council.

  • Breconshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Breconshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Separate districts. Arrangements have been made for the admission of Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia cases to the Tydfil Lodge Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, at £3 3s. per week. Serum for Puerperal Fever is supplied to Medical Practitioners. MATERNITY SERYICES. 1.—Supervision of Midwives— Fifty-two Midwives notified their intention to practice in the County, 2 to leave the County and 1 resigned, and 1 temporarily resigned. O these 44 were residents and 8 reside outside the County, but take cases within the County. Of these— 7 were resident in Institutions, 10 were in independent practice, 31 were attached to District Nursing Associations, 3 were County Council whole-time employees, and 1 is employed by the County Nursing Association as relief nurse. Notification of Births— The following notifications of birth's were received during the year:—Live Births 838, Still Births 22, making a total of 860. These births wore notified by: — County Council Midwives ... 74 District Nurse Midwives ... 517 Private Midwives ••• 77 Hospital and Institutional Midwives ... 187 and in' addition 5 notifications were received from Doctors,making a total of 860. Notifications received from Midwives during 1944— 335 Forms of sending for Medical Aid were received:—294 for mothers and 41 for children. An analysis of the causes given for summoning medical aid is given below: — For the Mother : Eclampsia Toxaemia of pregnancy Miscarriage, Abortions, actual or threatened Contracted Pelvis Haemorrhage, ante and post partum Prolonged obstructed labour and inertia... Prolapse of cord Malpresentaiion or malposition 22 15 5 9 80 14