Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 22 Domiciliary Service
1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pregnant on referral (advised or for advice after delivery) | 14 | 11 | |||
Medical | 14 | 18 | |||
Social | 140 | 176 | |||
Totals | 154 | 194 | |||
Termination of pregnancy | 4 | 5 | |||
1 | 13 | 16 | Cervical smears taken | 50 | 55 |
2 | 31 | 34 | |||
3 | 40 | 55 | First method chosen: Intra-uterine device | 57 | 67 |
4 | 23 | 33 | |||
5 | 16 | 21 | |||
6 | 13 | 16 | Oral contraceptive | 60 | 77 |
7 | 18 | 19 | Cap | 5 | 10 |
Sheath, etc. | 10 | 12 | |||
Advice | 22 | 28 | |||
16-20 | 29 | 26 | Total visits made by doctors | 857 | 967 |
21-24 | 33 | 47 | |||
25-29 | 44 | 67 | |||
30-35 | 25 | 28 | Total visits made by nurses | 1.832 | 2.007 |
35+ | 23 | 26 | |||
Intra-uterine device | 5 | 4 | Total number of patients seen by doctors | 407 | 446 |
Oral contraceptive | 8 | 7 | |||
Cap | 1 | 1 | |||
Sheath, etc. | 6 | 12 | |||
20 | 24 | ||||
Transferred to local clinics | 55 | 78 | |||
Left district, transferred where possible | 40 | 35 | |||
Transferred to other domiciliary services | 26 | 11 | |||
Discharged (e.g. to care of G.P., gynaecologist, etc.) | 11 | 15 | |||
Refused advice | 1 | 2 | |||
Termination and sterilisation | 8 | 7 | |||
Sterilisation—female | 20 | 12 | |||
Vasectomy | 3 | 7 | |||
Totals | 164 | 167 | |||
Total number of patients referred since April, 1967—873. | |||||
Number of patients being advised at 31st December, 1971—374. |