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Camberwell 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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Bookings to December, 31s t, 1932.
| Medical reasons for admission. | First confinement. | First confinement and housing difficulties. | Housing difficulties. | Total confinements. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 165 | 27 | 61 | 303 |
Health Visiting.
The Council employs three Health Visitors for Maternity and
Child Welfare work in the areas served by the three Municipal
Centres. In addition, the two women Sanitary Inspectors are
employed part-time for the visiting of cases of ophthalmia
neonatorum, measles, whooping cough, anterior polio-myelitis
puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia.
The seven voluntary centres employ ten full-time Health
Visitors, and one centre also employs a Health Visitor for half-time
This Council pays the London County Council under the terms of the agreement the sum of nine shillings per day for each occupied bed, and as a matter of general interest particulars of the patients' contribution towards the cost of the treatment provided is given in the following analysis:—
| Charge per week ranging from | No. of patients booked. |
|---|---|
| £1 0s. 0d. to £1 11s. 6d. | 116 |
| £1 12s. 0d. to £2 2s. 0d. | 111 |
| £2 2s. 6d. to £2 12s. 6d. | 49 |
| £2 13s. 0d. to £3 3s. 0d. | 27 |
I am indebted to the Medical (Superintendent for the following review of the Municipal Scheme covering the period of this report:-
| Number of patients delivered | 303 | |
| Number of infants born including 5 sets of twins | 308 | |
| Number of infants born before admission | 2 | |
| Number of maternal deaths | Nil | |
| No. of deaths of infants | 1 | |
| No. of still-births | 5 | |
| Number of Ante-Natal Attendances | 2,684 | |
| Number of abnormalities requiring treatment: | ||
| Albuminuria— | ||
| (a) Admitted to Medical Ward | 5 | 8 |
| (b) Dieted and treated at A.N.C. | 3 | |
| Vaginal Discharge | ||
| (a) Treated at King's College Hospital | 1 | 2 |
| (b) „ „ A.N.C. (Medicated pessaries) | 1 | |
| High Blood Pressure. Admitted to Medical Ward | 1 | |
| Attending T.B. Clinic | 1 | |
| Pyelitis. Admitted to Medical Ward | 1 | |