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Ante-Natal Centres.
During the year, enquiries were made of mothers as to their attendance at an
Ante-Natal Centre immediately previous to the birth of the child visited. Of 380
mothers, about whom information was obtained, 307 (81 per cent.) were found to
have attended Ante-Natal Centres or received ante-natal care as under: —
Number of enquiries made 380
Centre Attended: —
Holborn Centre, 10, John Street 29
Holborn Centre, Short's Gardens 7
Royal Free Hospital 43
Middlesex Hospital 31
Charing Cross Hospital 20
University College Hospital 38
Myddelton Square Institution 34
St. Bartholomew's Hospital 22
City of London Hospital 10
Queen Charlotte's Hospital 2
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital 6
Other Centres 13
Ante-natal care from private doctors 39
Ante-natal care from midwives 13
307
Nature of defects found at Municipal Centres.
10, John Street,
Holborn.
Short's Gardens.
St. Giles.
No. of women attending ante-natal clinics
80
7
Women expectant for the first time
11
No. of attendances made
197
—
Defects found specially connected with pregancy : —
Deformed pelvis
5
—
Threatened miscarriage
3
—
Retroverted gravid uterus
1
—
Breech presentation
1
—
Transverse presentation
2
—
Excessive vomiting
5
—
Œdema
9
—
Varicse veins
8
2
Excessive vaginal discharge
4
—
Albuminuria
3
—
Death of foetus in utero
1
—
Other defects
4
—
Other defects :—
Heart disease
6
—
Anaemia
6
1
Respiratory diseases
3
—
Constipation
12
—
Dental caries
24
3
Dyspepsia
9
—
Pyorrhoea
8
—
Disseminated sclerosis
1
—
Other defects
11
—
No. referred to maternity hospitals :—
Normal
8
2
Abnormal
20
3
No. referred to dental clinic
21
3
No. of urine tests made
132
—
The urine of three women showed a fair amount of albumin; dietetic advice was given
and the patients referred to hospital for confinement.
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