[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Barrow-in-Furness County Borough.
- Barrow-in-Furness (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1954
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Barrow-in-Furness County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Scal- ings and Gum treat- ment Silver Nit- rate treat- ment Crow- ns or In- lays ] Gen- eral An- aesth- etics Dentures Provided Fill- ' ings Ex- trac- tions j Full i Upper or Lower Par- tial Upper or Lower X- i Ray Expectant and Nursing Mothers 57 j 80 247 3 22 15 1 Children under 5 i 12 153 311 139 ! Orthopaedic Clinic, 87 children made 152 attendances on the 9 occasions on which the clinic was held. 80 children visited the Physiotherapist on 433 occasions for fitting of ; splints, plasters, etc. Massage and Remedial Exercises Clinics, 55 patients attended for massage and made 644 attendances. 36 patients had remedial exercises in 310 attendances. 1 patient had radiant heat treatment in 31 attendances. Sun Ray. During the year 51 children under 5 made 342 attendances. ; ll Ante-Natal Clinic. 133 patients made 628 attendances in the year. MIDWIFERY. Municipal Midwives. It has only just been possible to maintain the number of staff at an ade- ! quate level to meet the demands of the service. Private Midwives. One private nurse notified her intention to practice as a Midwife or Maternity Nurse. She undertook two confinements. 396 deliveries were attended by Midwives as follows:— Municipal—Mid wives cases 1061 ^94 Maternity Nurses cases 288 f Gas-Air administered 343 Private— 2 I Supervision of Midwives. , The Medical Officer deputed to act as Supervisor of Midwives paid 57 j visits in this connection. There were no irregularities necessitating proceed- u ings. 5 Medical Aid was summoned in accordance with the rules of the Central Midwives Board in 36 cases. Two of these were cases who had booked a General Practitioner Obstetrician under arrangements of the Barrow Executive Council. I](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28904692_0048.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
