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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
Croydon 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The total number of patients treated by the Obstetric Service was:-
| (a) In Mayday Hospital | 1690 |
| (b) In St. Mary's Maternity Hospital. | 657 |
| (c) In the Borough Hospital Puerperal Infection Unit 'arid Mayday Hospital Isolation Wards, excluding 28 from (a) and 6 from (b) | 4 |
| (d) At the Ante Natal Clinics and delivered outside the above Hospitals (including Municipal Midwives cases) | 901 |
| (e) At the Post Natal Clinics, excluding those included in (a), (b), (c) and (d.). | 328 . |
| (f) At the Ante Natal Clinics and undelivered on December 31st 1941. | 531 |
| 4111 |
ANTE NATAL SUPERVISION.
| 1940 | 1941 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions at Ante Natal Clinics held | 411 | 471 |
| Number of individuals who attended | 3257 | 3402 |
| Number of previous year's cases continuing attendance, | 574 | 574 |
| Number of new cases | 2642 | 2828 |
| Number of cases undelivered on 31st December | 574 | 620 |
| Total attendances made. | 15249 | 16169 |
| Average attendances per session. | 37 | 34 |
| Number of cases delivered in hospital as Booked cases. | 1277 | 1199 |
| Number of cases delivered by Municipal Midwives | 939 | 730 |
| Number of cases delivered at other places under the care of private doctors or midwives (about) | 200 | 171 |
| Number of patients found not to be pregnant. | 19 | 18 |
| Number of patients referred to hospital for Ante Natal treatment. | 509 | 480 |
The conditions for which these were admitted can be ascertained
by reference to the 'Booked' columns of the Numerical summary
of Gases, 6 Ante-natal clinics per week are now held at Lodge
Road for cases booked for Hospital delivery and 4 clinics per
week for home delivery. A post-natal clinic for cases delivered
at home has also been instituted.
During 1941 the Obstetric Service dealt with 1965 out of the total births allocated to the Borough.
Major Ante-Natal Conditions Treated at the Ante-Natal Clinic.
| Breech Presentation. | |
| Breach presentation diagnosed | 202 |
| Spontaneous version | 15 |
| External version successful | 121 |
| External version not successful | 56 |
| Allowed to go to term as Breech | 56 |
| Not recognised as Breech before labour | 4 |
| Dental Treatment | |
| No. of cases inferred to Borough Dental Surgeons. | 743 |
| No. of cases referred to Private Dental Surgeons. | 96 |
| No. of cases refusing dental treatment. | 48 |
| No. of cases seen too late for necessary dental treatment. | 42 |
| Tuberculosis | |
| Referred from Tuberculosis Officer because of pregnancy. | 1 |
| Referred to Tuberculosis Officer for opinion on lung condition. | 8 |