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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Compensation for loss of practice was given to one Midwife
who was in contact with an infections disease
and debarred from attending other patients, a substitute
being employed 1
Total 38
HOME HELPS.
Assistance towards the services of Home Helps was granted in 35
cases.
ACCOUCHEMENT BAGS, AND MATERNITY OUTFITS.
Accouchement Bags are available at the Centres and are loaned to
the mothers in suitable cases. Necessitous cases are given appropriate
consideration in the matter of payment, and Maternity Outfits are provided
and may be had at cost price.
CASES OF DISCHARGING EYE AND NOTIFIED OPHTHALMIA
NEONATORUM.
28 cases of Discharging Eye occurred during the year, 14 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. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 28 |
Two cases were removed from home to hospital.