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
Tottenham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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13
cases
Authorisation of attendance in necessitous cases 28
Compensation for loss of practice where the patient was
taken to the Ante Natal Clinic, and was recommended
and subsequently admitted to hospital for confinement 12
Compensation for loss of practice was given to two Midwives
where they were in contact with an infectious
disease and debarred from attending other patients, a
substitute being employed 15
Total 55
HOME HELPS.
Assistance towards the services of Home Helps was granted in 26
cases.
ACCOUCHMENT BAGS.
These are available at the Centres and are loaned to the mothers in
suitable cases.
CASES OF DISCHARGING EYE AND NOTIFIED OPHTHALMIA
NEONATORUM.
32 cases of Discharging Eye occurred during the year, 22 of which
were notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
The following table shows the final result in each case:—
| Notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Discharging Eye. | Total. | In Attendance at Confinement. | Total. | Final Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors' Cases. | Midwives' Cases. | Occurred in Hospital. | ||||||
| Occurred within 10 days. | After the 10th day. | Eyes clear. | ||||||
| 22 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 22 | 3* | 5 | 32 | 32 |
Two cases were removed from home to hospital.
*Occurred after the midwife had ceased to visit. One case taken to hospital
by the mother. Two cases—parents sought medical advice.