[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Rutland County.

  • Rutland (England). County Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Rutland County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Details 4f the work of the various District Nursing Associations are given below - ' . •• '. . . Uppingham Nursing Association. • .1 The County Council makes a grant of £210 a year to the funds of this Association, which includes a special grant of £30 for the village of Belton. Two fully trained nurse-midwivos are employed ( Nurses Hetherington and Silk). The district includes the town of Uppingham, and the villages of Ayston, Belton, Caldecott, Lyddington, Preston, Ridlington, Seaton, Stoke Dry, Thorpe-by-Water, and Wardley. The following work was carried out irom April 1st 1941 to March 31st 1942: visits 578. 124 Midwifery cases 32; Maternity tt 7; Medical tt 86; Surgical tt 58. 1,859 general visits were visits. Altogether 3,012 year, compared with 2,286 paid, 298 casual visits, and 153 ante-natal visits were paid by the Nurses during the in the previous year. Ryhall & District Nursing Association. Nurse Jackson, who holds tho C.M.B. Certificate, carries out the work of this Association, to which has been added the Ketton Nursing Association, and work is now undertaken in Ryhall, Essendine, Great Casterton, Little C-asterton, Tolethorpe, Pickworth, together with Ketton, North Luffenham, Tickencote, Tinwell, and Tixover ( formerly covered by the Ketton Nursing Association). Nurse Jackson also assists- the County Medical Officer with tuberculosis and venereal diseases work when the County Health Visitor is on holiday. The following is a record of the work performed during the year ended March 31st 1942?- visits 362 Midwifery cases Maternity M Medical Surgical M 0; 21; 11. 1,626 general visits, 1,192 casual visits, and 121 ante-natal visits were paid, making a total number of 3,301 visits during the year, compared with 3,511 in the previous year. Barrowden & District Nursing Association. Tho Rutland County Council subsidizes this Association to the extent of £90 per annum. The work is carried out by Nurse Cashen, who holds the C.M.B. Certificate. The Association undertakes work in the villages of Barrowden, South Luffenham, Morcott, Wing, Glaston, and Bisbrooke. During the year ended March 31st 1942 the following work was carried out visits tt 115; 193; Midwifery cases 6; Maternity ” 11; Medical ” 16; Surgical tf 5. 1,288 general visits, 313 casual visits, and 106 ante-natal visits were paid. Altogether 2,015 visits were made by the Nurse, as compared with 2,286 in the previous twelve months.