[Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicestershire / County of Leicester County Council.

  • Leicestershire (England). County Council.
Date:
1933
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Credit: [Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicestershire / County of Leicester County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No difficulties have been encountered during the year in the adminis¬ tration of medical out-relief and no alterations have occurred in the constitution or staffing of any district. (3) Vaccination. The districts of Public Vaccinators in the County number 30, and those of the Vaccination Officers total 14. The work of general supervision of vaccination has continued satisfactorily throughout the year. The following is a summary of the Vaccination Officers' Returns rendered to the Registrar-General respecting the vaccination of children whose births were registered from January 1st to December 31st, 1932. (i) No. of births entered in “Births Lists” as registered during 1932 4535 (ii) Statement relating to these births on 31st January, 1934 :— (a) No. successfully vaccinated. .. 251 (b) No. insusceptible to vaccination 12 (c) No. had Small-pox . — (d) No. of Statutory Declarations received . 3939 (e) No. died unvaccinated .... 178 (/) No. temporarily unaccounted for 81 (g) No. otherwise unaccounted for 74 - 4535 (iii) No. of cases of children successfully vaccinated after Statutory Declaration had been received (included in sub-heading (d) ) 7 (4) Boarded-out Children. The work of inspection of these children is carried out by the County Health Visiting Staff. Routine visits of inspection are made to each case once every six weeks. When necessary, owing to special circumstances, more frequent visits are paid and in all cases a detailed report of the conditions found at each visit is made by the Health Visitor. These reports are scrutinised by Dr. Cowan and any necessary comments made before being passed on to the Public Assistance Officer. The number of children on the register on 31st December, 1933, was 62. To ensure that each individual boarded-out child is being cared for in the manner required detailed inquiry and inspection are required at each visit. Where some defect is found in the condition of the child or of the home a re-inspection is necessary after a short interval. This constant supervision, while occupying an unduly high proportion of the time of the Health Visiting Staff, is necessary if conditions are to be kept up to standard.