[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Northampton County Borough.

General Provision of Health Services (<continued) Children’s Homes, etc. The following work was performed by the Health Department for the Children Committee :— Visits by Medical Officers to Children’s Homes . 42 Number of examinations of children in Homes . 104 Laboratory Facilities. The work in connection with water and food or the control of epidemic diseases, etc., is performed in the Public Health Laboratory at Northampton General Hospital, free of charge to the Local Authority. Nursing Homes. On 31st December, 1960, one nursing home was on the register kept under Section 187 of the Public Health Act, 1936, viz home registered for St. Matthew’s Nursing Home, 22 patients (not more than 4 to be 29/31 St. Matthew’s Parade maternity cases) Two nursing homes were exempted from registration under Section 192 of the Public Health Act, 1936, viz :— home accommodation Bethany Homestead Nursing Home 46 beds (see page 74) St. Saviour’s Home 15 maternity beds Health Education. In accordance with the Minister’s request in paragraph (4) of circular 1/61, the following information is given relative to health education:— Mothers attending child welfare clinics are instructed and advised by doctors and health visitors of the Health Department staff on a variety of health education subjects. Lectures and talks were also given by members of the staff for the benefit of groups of interested persons or organisations. Two officers gave 2 talks in this way to audiences totalling about 85. Contributions to Various Organisations, etc. Below is a list of annual grants and contributions made by the Council, through the Health Committee, to various organisations, etc., operating in the field of public health and welfare :— ORGANISATION ANNUAL AMOUNT OBSERVATION £ s. d. Paid through Local Health Authority Account National Association for Maternal and Child Welfare . Northampton Maternity and Infant Welfare Voluntary Association Northampton Women’s Welfare Association ... Central Midwives Board National Association for Mental Health . Carried forward 10 10 0 Annual affiliation fee 100 0 0 Annual grant 15 0 0 Annual grant 63 12 10 Apportioned contri¬ bution for 1959/60 5 5 0 Annual grant £194 7 10