[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough.

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

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    Treatment. Facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in Chesterfield are offered at the Brimington Road Clinic, on Tuesdays and Fridays in each week ,and on the first and third Monday of each month. Sanatorium treatment is provided at \^'alton Sanatorium and the Tuber- culosis Pavilion, at Penmore Hospital, while cases of Surgical Tuberculosis are treated at Brctby Hall Sanatorium. A report of the attendance of Borough cases at the Appendix County Tuberculosis Dispensary in Brimington Road, and 18. also on the cases treated in the Tuberculosis Pavilion at Penmore Hospital during 1938, will be found in Appendix 18. After Care. The after care of these cases is carried out by the County Health Visitors, and this work is largely assisted by the Borough Welfare District Nursing Committee. Grants towards nursing and the supply of milk are made in certain cases by the County Council. No action was taken during the year under either the Pubhc Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or Section 172 of the Public Health Act, 1936. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Midwives Acts, 1902—1936. The Municipal Midwifery Scheme as outlined in the Appendix report for 1937 has worked smoothly and efficiently during the year under review. The seven Municipal Midwives attended 455 cases as midwives, and 67 as maternity nurses, and delivered 497 of these cases. The midwives paid 3,530 Ante-natal visits, 9,226 Post- natal visits, and 290 other visits, making a total of 13,046 visits during the year. In addition, they made 66 attendances at the Ante-natal clinics. The twelve independent mid wives who notified their intention to practise in the Borough during the year, attended 269 cases as midwives, and 48 as maternity nurses. During the year, 248 “ Medical Help ” forms were received from midwives, 175 from Municipal Midwives, and 73 from those practising independently, and an analysis of these will be found in Appendix 28. All the midwives in the Borough have been regularly inspected by the Supervisor of Midwives, and found to be carrying out their work satisfactorily. During the year, the Supervisor paid 117 visits to midwives, and 180 visits to booked patients under the Municipal Midwifery Service. Maternal Mortality. There were three deaths during pregnancy and parturition, giving a maternal mortality rate