[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon].

  • Wimbledon (London, England). Borough Council.
Date:
[1944?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table gives the maternal mortality rates for Wimbledon and also for England and Wales:- 1943 No.140 Abortion with sepsis No.141 Abortion without sepsis No.147 Puerperal Infec tions Other maternal causes WIMBLEDON: Per 1,000 live births 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.10 Per 1,000 total births 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 England & Wales: Per 1,000 total births 0.34 0.11 0.39 1.45 Hospital Treatment for Complicated Obstetric Cases. During 1943 sixteen patients received treatment under this Scheme. The cost of maintenance and treatment of these patients amounted to £90. 13. 0d., of which £42. 5. 6d. was recovered from the relatives. r Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Infants. In addition to the National I'ilk Scheme administered by the Ministry of Food, 152 lbs. of dried milk were supplied under the Maternity and Chil Welfare Scheme, Dental Treatment. Dental treatment is available for children under school age, and for nursing and expectant mothers. This Clinic continued without interruption throughout the year. Municipal Day Nursery. The evacuated nursery remained at Einrlhoad as a residential nurser It is administered by thi Surrey County Council on behalf of the Wimbledon Council. The War-time Nursery in the Nursery premises at All Saints Road, opened in March, 1942, continued to be well used during 1943. There were forty-six children on the register at the end of the year. A second War-time Nursery was provided on a site in Russoll Road. This Nursery, a pre-fabricated concrete building, was opened on 2nd November 1943, and has accommodation for fifty-six children, twenty-one of whom are under two years of age. The number of children on the register at the end of the year was forty. Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927. Public Health Act, 1936 - Part The Wimbledon Borough Council is responsible for the supervision of nursing homes in Wimbledon. At the end of the year there were ten registered nursing homes. Thirty thre6 visits of inspection were made. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA Sanitary Inspection of District. - The following is a statement showing the number and nature of inspections made for the year 1943. -10-