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Bermondsey 1944

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1944

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POST-NATAL AND SPECIAL CLINICS FOR WOMEN.
The total number of attendances during the year, in which 44
sessions were held, was 426. The number of new cases was 108,
the majority of whom were suffering from menopausal or menstruation
disorders; 13 were found to be pregnant; 11 were investigated
for sterility; and 2 were found to be suffering from carcinoma.
Suitable cases were treated at the Clinic, others being referred to their
own doctors or to hospitals.
HEART CLINIC.
Patients, at this Clinic, come by appointment, and are sent by their
own doctors for investigation. During the year 44 sessions were
held; the total number of attendances was 191; the number of new
patients was 78, of which number 35 were found to be suffering from
cardiac disease.
OPHTHALMIC CLINIC.
The number of sessions held during the year was 67. There were
379 new patients and the total number of attendances was 582.

FOOT CLINIC. Attendances during the year are shown in the following table:-

ClinicMenWomenTotal
Bermondsey1,4934,4535,946
Rotherhithe1,2453,1284,373
Totals2,7387,58110,319