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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
Hampstead 1923
Report for the year 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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APPENDIX II. Report of Medical Officer in Charge of Pre-Maternity Clinics.
| Western Clinic. | Eastern Clinic. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions held | 101 | 51 |
| Average attendance per session | 9 | 7 |
| Number of new cases | 197 | 88 |
| Number of attendances of old cases | 764 | 296 |
| Number of cases referred to Dental Clinic | 72 | 30 |
| Number of cases referred to Convalescent Home | 3 | 1 |
Of the 285 new applicants, 17 were found not to be eligible, and
in 12 it was doubtful whether they were so. Of the remainder, 46
were normal cases, 140 were slightly abnormal, 32 seriously abnormal,
5 were connected with venereal disease, and 33 attended for the first
time after confinement.
Analysis of Slightly and Seriously Abnormal Pre-Maternity Cases.
| Morning Sickness | 29 |
| Dyspepsia | 11 |
| Gastric Ulcer | 2 |
| Constipation | 25 |
| Threadworms | 1 |
| Piles | 2 |
| Anæmia | 9 |
| Mitral Stenosis | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 2 |
| Pre-tubercular | 1 |
| Alveolar abscess | 1 |
| Cervical adenitis | 1 |
| Hypertrophic rhinitis | 1 |
| Albuminuria | 4 |
| Toxaemia of Pregnancy | 2 |
| Varicose Veins | 26 |
| Varicose Veins and Phlebitis | 1 |
| Varicose Ulcer of Leg | 1 |
| Lax Abdominal Wall (needing bandage) | 13 |
| Inguinal Hernia | 1 |
| Marked Endocervicitis | 9 |
| Ret rover ted gravid uterus | 4 |
| Threatened Miscarriage | 6 |
| Miscarriage (not averted) | 6 |
| Ante-Partum Hæmorrhage | 1 |
| Breech Presentation | 2 |
| Contracted Pelvis | 9 |
The cases attending for the first time after confinement showed—
anæmia, 10; constipation, 2; piles, 1; persistent lochia, 4; menorr-
hagia, 3; prolapse, 3; incontinence, 1; difficulty with breast feeding,
2; varicose veins, 1; pretubercular state, 1; pleurodynia, 1; neuralgia,
1; influenza, 1. Two of the cases were quite normal in every way.