London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Deptford 1925
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Ante-Natal Statistics—continued.
| 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-natal home visits by Health visitors | - | - | 483 | 413 | ||
| Cases referred to Hospital from the ante-natal clinic | - | _ | 52 | 40 | ||
| Letters to midwives re patients | - | - | 13 | 12 | ||
| Letters to private practitioners | - | _ | 20 | 11 | ||
| Patients with carious teeth | - | - | 75 | 72 | ||
| Patients with carious teeth and other defects | - | - | 80 | 67 | ||
| Total with dental caries | — | — | 155 | 139 | ||
Abnormalities and Defects other than Dental Caries:—
| 1924 | 1925 | 1924 | 1925 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuminaria | 31 | 11 | Glycosuria | 6 | |
| Anæmia | 40 | 48 | Haemorrhoids | 15 | 15 |
| Ante-partum Hæmorrhage | 11 | 9 | Hydramnios | 1 | 10 |
| Hernia | 2 | 1 | |||
| Bronchitis | 2 | 4 | Hepatitis | 1 | |
| Blepharitis | 2 | Infantile paralysis Sequela | 2 | ||
| Chorea | 1 | ||||
| Contracted pelvis | 4 | 3 | Lipoma | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital dislocation of hips | 1 | 1 | Lumbago | 1 | |
| Mastitis | 1 | ||||
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 1 | Morbus cordis | 23 | 37 |
| Carbuncle | 1 | Mental deficiency | 1 | ||
| Curvature of spine | 1 | Neuritis | 1 | 2 | |
| Cystitis | 1 | Oedema | 12 | 24 | |
| Deformed or depressed nipples | 5 | 3 | Pulmonary tuberculosis | 2 | 7 |
| Pruritus | 2 | 12 | |||
| Dead fœtus | 1 | Prolapse | 1 | 3 | |
| Dyspepsia | 23 | 16 | Psoriasis | 2 | |
| Delusional insanity | 2 | Pyelitis | 1 | ||
| External version for malpresentation | 12 | 19 | Retroversion | 8 | 8 |
| Scabies | 1 | ||||
| Excessive vomiting | 5 | 12 | Sciatica | 3 | 5 |
| Eczema | 2 | Venereal disease | 4 | 10 | |
| Fibroid | 3 | 1 | Varicose veins | 58 | 59 |
| Goitre | 1 | 2 | Patients examined anc not found pregnant | 24 | 21 |
| Glossitis | 1 |
Readers who have not had a medical training cannot fully appraise
the meaning of this table in the measures of human suffering relieved.
Think, however, of the cases of heart disease, tuberculosis, venereal
disease and threatened convulsions detected and treated. Without
exaggeration, it is a scandal that women, mostly of the "better-off"
class, should face their confinements without ante-natal supervision.