[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Mansfield Borough.

  • Mansfield (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Mansfield Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    At Pleasley Hill. Number of Attendances. Infants ... ... ... ... 195 Expectant Mothers ... ... 19 Nursing Mothers ... ... 16 Children aged 1 to 5 ... ... 84 Total 814 TREATMENT PROVIDED AT THE CLINICS—A con¬ siderable number of cases of skin disease and other minor ailments are treated in the Clinics. In necessitous cases drugs and cod liver oil are provided but in the great majority of cases prescriptions are given. In some cases Medical appliances such as trusses are provided but these are usually paid for by instalments. The following gives particulars of the number attending the Clinics for treatment Infants, Ophthalmic cases Number attending 91 Number of attendances. 1400 Infants, Other cases 59 532 Children to 5, Ophthalmic cases 10 39 Children to 5, Other cases 14 174 Expectant Mothers 15 18 Nursing Mothers ... 12 45 Totals ... 201 2,208 The above statement refers only to those on whom treatment was carried out at the Clinic and not to those who received drugs or ointments for application at home.