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TABLE 65 WORK OF ARRAN STREET CHILD ASSESSMENT CLINIC 1985 AND 1986

1985

1986

TABLE 66 DISTRICT MIDWIFERY SERVICE 1985 AND 1986

(Excluding Hospitals)

I.

Cases

Private Midwifery Service

(a)

No. of cases asseased

New cases

614

612

Old caser

290

290

1985

1986

Total

904

902

(b)

No. of cases seen for screening interviews

1 051

454

Number of midwives in active practice

as at 31st December of the year

8

6

II.

Attendances

No. of attendances

3 364

3 592

III.

Sassions

Number of registered maternity homes

as at 31st December of the year

Number of maternity beds as at 31st December of the year

Maternity home deliveries

1

1

20

20

20

422

299

No. of sessions for assessment/screening/

follow-up

Medical

1 955

1 482

Born before arrival cases

Tatal deliveries

1

422

299

Social

1 797

1 440

Psychological

698

773

Speech Therapy

70

462

Audiometry

479

465

Physiotherapy

362

477

Occupational Therapy

415

180

Government Midwifery Service

(Including St John Hospital)

Orthoptic Visual

138

252

"Screening interviews" by nurses*

577

ENT**

3

1985

1986

Total

5 914

6 114

Number of maternity beds in maternity home s

(Hong Kong and Kowloon) as at

190

190

IV.

Referrala

31st December of the year

No. of referrals to other aervices For treatment/therapy

385

For placement/disability allowance Total

2 050

294 1 658

Number of maternity beds in maternity homes

(NT and Islands) as ar

217

215

31st December of the year

2 435

1 952

Number of midwives

196#

199#

Cases attended

9 456

8 120

Average case-load for each midwife

48

41

Note : Cases the number of children with individual files registered

with the Clinic.

Attendances Sessions

the number of times children attended the Clinic. attendances with one particular professional staff for screening/assessment/treatment, e.g. a child may see the paediatrician, psychologist and audiologist all during one clinic attendance. There will therefore be 3 'sessions' but only 1 'attendance'.

* Additional job.

** In operation w.e.f. December 1986.

#Figures are as at 31 March of the next year.