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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| Number of Cases. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 261 | |
| Otorrhoea | 3 | |
| Rickets | 3 | |
| Skin diseases— | ||
| Dermatitis | 1 | |
| Flexural eczema | 1 | Referred to Charing Cross Hospital. |
| Impetigo | 1 | |
| Pemphigus | 1 | Referred to Infants Hospital, Vincent Square. |
| Seborrhoea | 4 | |
| Urticaria | 3 | |
| Stomatitis | 2 | |
| Thread worms | 5 | |
| Tonsils, enlarged | 17 | |
| Whitlow | 1 | |
| Total | 303 | |
Ante-natal Centres.
One Ante-natal Clinic is held each month at the Cavendish
Road, Meopbam Road and Town Hall Centres, and one clinic each
week in connection with Woodlands Maternity Home.
The total number of expectant mothers attending the centres
wa3 468, the total number of attendances being 2,406. Of the total
number of notified births, 47 per cent, of the mothers attended the
ante-natal centres, that is, almost one half.
Some idea of how this important branch of the work has
grown may be obtained by a comparison of the figures for the past
four years which are shown in the following table:—
Showing Growth of Ante-natal Work.
| Year. | Number of expectant mothers attending the centres. | Total number of attendances. | Percentage of mothers of total number of notified births who attended the centres. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 327 | 1,257 | 35.5 |
| 1934 | 375 | 2,071 | 40.0 |
| 1935 | 433 | 2,294 | 45.0 |
| 1936 | 468 | 2,406 | 47.0 |