London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Year. | Number of expectant mothers tested by W.R. | Number giving positive W.R. | Per cent. | Number of expectant mothers with positive W.R. treated during pregnancy. | Babies. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Neg. W.R. | Healthy looking. Not yet tested. | Positive W.R. | Still-born. | |||||
| 1922-7 | 2,502 | 54 | 2.2 | 53 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 1* |
| 1928 | 934 | 12 | 1.3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | 804 | 13 | 1.6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | 704 | 5 | 0.7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1* |
| 1931 | 810 | 6 | 0.7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | 832 | 11 | 1.3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | 763 | 6 | 0.8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | 727 | 5 | 0.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | 613 | 12 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (Syphilitic) |
| 1936 | 684 | 5 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | 697 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[W.R.—Wassermann reaction.] * Not syphilitic.