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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
Battersea 1925
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1925
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The table on page 32 shows the number of mothers treated for svphilis ante-natallv in the complete years 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925.
| Year. | Number of expectant mothers tested by W.R. | Number giving positive W.R. | Per cent. | Number of expectant mothers with positive W.R. treated during pregnancy. | Babies. | Mothers not con-fined by end of year. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Neg. W.R. | Healthy looking Not yet tested. | Positive W.R. | Still-born. | ||||||
| 1922 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1924 | 517 | IS | 3.5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 Prolonged labour. Not syphilitic | 2 |
| 1925 | 653 | 14 | 2.1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | — | — | — | Not treated during Preg-nancy 6 Came for W.R. too late in pregnancy or would not attend Clinic for treat-ment. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
N.B.—This table does not shew cases treated post-partum, or babies or gonorrhœa cases.