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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
Mitcham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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pyorrhoea all being included under this heading. The patients were
referred to their own dentists or to the dental clinic.
For the purposes of this report every case having a systolic
blood pressure of 140 or over is included under the term hyperpiesis.
Four hundred and six pathological conditions were found
altogether, details of which are given in Table III.
TABLE III.
Pathological Conditions
Complications of Pregnancy—
| Number of Cases. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Albuminuria of pregnancy | 41 | |
| Contracted pelvis | 2 | One admitted to Guy's Hospital. |
| Glycosuria of pregnancy | 1 | |
| Haemorrhage— | ||
| Threatened miscarriage | 1 | |
| Ante-partum | 5 | One admitted to Woodlands. One admitted to York Road Lying-in Hospital. |
| Hyperpiesis | 76 | |
| Malpresentations— | ||
| Breech | 28 | |
| Transverse | 3 | Thirteen corrected at centres. Ten underwent spontaneous version. Four referred to Guy's Hospital for version. |
| Toxæmia of pregnancy | 4 | One admitted to Woodlands and two admitted to Queen Charlotte's Hospital; responded well to treatment. One admitted to Guy's Hospital; baby died 36 hours after birth, mother died suddenly on 10th day from pulmonary embolus. |
| Varicose veins— | ||
| Of legs | 26 | |
| Of vulva | 2 | |
| Carried forward | 189 | |