[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City.

  • Lincoln (England). City Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Special arrangements exist at the City Maternity Home and at the County Hospital for premature infants requiring institutional care under the Consultant Paediatrician. All discharges are notified so that early visits can be paid by Health Visitors and sometimes visits are paid by the Health Visitors to the mothers and infants in hospital prior to return home. The number of premature infants notified was as follows:— Born at home Born in hospital or Nursing Home .. 1957 1956 24 27 51 47 75 74 Care of Illegitimate Children. This presents no special problem. Residential care is arranged by the Lincoln Diocesan Association for Moral Welfare, who represent the case for financial aid as required. The majority of illegitimate births take place, however, either as dom¬ iciliary or hospital confinements, and are followed up by the Health Visitor in the course of her work. The number of illegitimate live births registered during the year was 69, which was 6% of total live births registered (1136). MIDWIFERY Nursing Superintendent: Miss M. Davies Notifications of Intention to Practise. (a) Midwifery. 46 midwives notified their intention to practise midwifery within the area of the Local Health Authority during the year 1957. 10 practised in the domiciliary field, one of whom works in a private capacity but is frequently employed by the Local Health Authority temporarily when our own midwives are on leave or incapacitated due to sickness. 26 practised from institutions under the control of the Hospital Manage¬ ment Committee. 4 practised from the Quarry Maternity Home, under the control of the Lincoln Diocesan Association for Moral Welfare. 6 practised from a private Nursing Home at some time during the year. (b) Maternity Nursing. There were no notifications during 1957. Cases Attended. The number of cases attended by the District Midwives during the last five years was as follows:— As As Maternity Midwives Nurses Total 1953 326 .... 54 .... 380 1954 360 .... 65 .... 425 1955 335 .... 34 .... 369 1956 383 .... 36 .... 419 1957 387 .... 44 .... 431