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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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| Adherent placenta | 1 | ||
| Ruptured perineum | 4 | ||
| Varicose veins | 3 | ||
| Puerperal pyrexia | 2 | ||
| Influenza | 1 | ||
| Severe chill | 1 | 11 | |
| Prematurity | 6 | ||
| Spots on face | 1 | 7 | |
| Number of cases of— | |||
| Puerperal sepsis | — | ||
| Maternal deaths | — | ||
| Stillbirths | — | ||
| Death within 10 days | — | ||
| Infants not entirely breast-fed | — | ||
| Inflammation of eyes (slight) | 3 | ||
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | ||
| (1 removed to St. Margarets (M.A.B.) Hospital; both cured). | |||
Dental Clinic.
During 1927 the work carried out at the Dental Clinic was
satisfactory. The Clinic was established as an integral part of
the Council's Scheme for Maternity and Child Welfare for providing
facilities for the treatment of expectant and nursing mothers and
children under 5 years of age. The additional session for children
which was referred to in my annual report for 1926 was opened in
March, 1927.
The Dental Clinics are also available for patients recommended
by the Medical Officers of the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics
of the Voluntary Associations linked up with the Council's Scheme.
The work of the Dental Clinic during 1927 is summarised as
follows:—
| Women. | Children. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sessions held | 149 | 33 |
| No. of patients treated | 310 | 92 |
| No. of new patients | 155 | 47 |
| No. of patients referred to hospital . | 22 | 12 |
| Total attendances | 2,048 | 339 |