[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Northampton County Borough.
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- Publication/creation
- 1960
- Contributors
- Northampton (England). County Borough Council.
- Type/technique
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Electronic books
Annual reports
MOH reports
- Subjects
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Disease Outbreaks
Public Health
Sanitation
Water Supply
Northampton (England)
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Maternal and Child Care (.continued)
Health Visiting. Seven whole-time health visitors were on the staff at
the end of 1960, which was fourteen below establishment. Their time was
also partly devoted to work in the School Health Service and tuberculosis
visiting under a co-ordinated scheme.
Their work is summarised below in the form required by the Ministry
of Health :—
To expectant mothers :—
First visits . 919
Total visits . 1002
To children under one year of age :—
First visits . \ 57$
Total visits ... 10 407
To children aged one and under two years :—
Total visits . 2,164
To children aged two but under five years :—
Total visits . 4,007
To tuberculous households:—
Total visits . 71
To other cases :—
Total visits . 158
To children under five years :—
Total number visited . 5,871
To families or households :—
Total number visited . 4,835
Doctors contacted by health visitors . 14
Health visitors contacted by doctors . 6
Clinic Nurses. Owing to the number of resignations of health visitors
and the difficulty in obtaining replacements, clinic nurses have been
appointed as a temporary measure. Seven full-time clinic nurses were on
the staff at the end of I960.
Health of Children. The lack of health visitors has prevented any
extension of their work beyond the mothers and children under five, but
in the normal course of their duties they pay particular attention to
problem families.
As required by the Minister in circular 27/54 it is recorded that 35
problem families were under constant supervision. There were also 51
families requiring extra attention.
Child Welfare Centres. A summary of the 1960 statistics is given
below:—
Number of children who first attended a centre of this
Local Health Authority and who at their first attendance
were under one year of age . 1,434
Total number of children under five years of age who
attended . 4,151
Total attendances . 43,404
Average number of children per weekly session . 61
Average number of mothers per weekly session . 51