Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The Hostel of Our Lady. Although no recognised Clinic is
held at this hostel (which accommodates women and children),
Dr. Hill attends fortnightly and gives advice to those mothers
desirous of having their children examined. In all, 171 children
were seen.
(b) Maternity Clinics. These are conducted at the Health Centre,
Harton Street, four Sessions per week being devoted to this purpose.
The service provided is designed to secure efficient ante-natal and postnatal
care. At present one of the Sessions is more or less set aside for
post-natal work.
Provision is made for X-Ray examination as an aid in the diagnosis
of obscure cases, 24 cases being thus dealt with.
The co-operation of the Medical Practitioners and of the Midwives
is sought and to them is forwarded the Report of the Medical Officer
upon any woman sent by them for examination.
Ante-Natal Clinic.
The work of the Ante-natal Clinic during recent years is illustrated by the following figures.
Year. | No. of individual women attending. | Average number of attendances per week. | Total number of attendances made. |
---|---|---|---|
1922 | 311 | 19 | 938 |
1923 | 369 | 29 | 1439 |
1924 | 513 | 30 | 1497 |
1925 | 588 | 45 | 2268 |
1926 | 595 | 46 | 2292 |
1927 | 738 | 45 | 2241 |
1928 | 815 | 55 | 2777 |
1929 | 929 | 56 | 2915 |
1930 | 973 | 64 | 3212 |
1931 | 980 | 64 | 3289 |
1932 | 880 | 58 | 2994 |
1933 | 887 | 61 | 3182 |
1934 | 905 | 56 | 2931 |
The following is the text of Dr. Hill's Report for 1934:—
Ante-Natal Clinic Statistics, 1934.
Total number of Patients on Register 905
New Cases 751
Total Attendances 2931
Normal 192
Not pregnant 43