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Barking 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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During the year the Minister of Health approved in principle the
erection of a 50 place day nursery to be erected on Mayesbrook
Meadow as a replacement for Eastbury Day Nursery.
Nursery and Child Minders' Regulation Act.
There are no registered child minders in the Borough.
MIDWIFERY
During 1955, we had five midwives practising in the district,
including two under the auspices of the Queen's Nurses; 248 patients
were delivered in their own homes, only some 25% of all patients
confined.
Supervision of Midwives
Miss D Riseley, Matron of the Barking Hospital, has continued
to act as non-medical supervisor of midwives.
Dr. Adamson was appointed as Medical Supervisor of Midwives
in April, 1955.
health VISITING
The following statistics relate to the work of health visitors:-
| HEALTH VISITING, 1955 | |
|---|---|
| No. of visits to Expectant Mothers | 1,111 |
| No. of visits to Children under five | 8,224 |
| No. of other visits | 3,837 |
| No. of Non-Access visits | 1,660 |
HOME NURSING
This service, together with approximately half of the domiciliary
midwifery scrvice, is still administered from the County Training
Home at Leytonstone.
vaccination and immunisation
Small pox Vaccination
The number of primary vaccinations carried out in 1955 was 172
in infants under one year, 37 in those over one year. This means that
less than 20% of infants are being vaccinated during the first year of
life.
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