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Battersea 1925
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1925
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That the Clinic is appreciated is shown by the large
attendance, viz., 560 in 1925, of whom 308 were new cases,
and its effectiveness is in part borne out by the few and
mild cases of Ophthalmia which have occurred in the
Borough Maternity Hospital and District Midwifery
Services. The extremely low percentage of febrile
puerperia during 1925 further points to some extent, at
least, to the steady treatment of all purulent vaginal
discharges during pregnancy.
This does not exhaust the Ante-natal work carried out under
the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme. A very considerable
amount of visiting and reporting of cases is carried out for the
Obstetric and Gynaecological Departments of the larger Hospitals
in connection with Battersea patients attending those Institutions.
The following is a summarised statement showing the Hospitals and the work carried out during 1925:—
| Ante- and post-natal visits | Other visits. | T otal. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. St. Thomas's Hospital | 314 | 252 | 566 |
| 2. General Lying-in Hospital, York Road | 127 | - | 127 |
| 3. King's College Hospital | 32 | 3 | 35 |
| 4. St. George's Hospital | |||
| 5. Westminster Hospital | |||
| 6. Victoria Hospital | |||
| 7. St. Bartholomew's Hospital | |||
| 8. Gt. Ormond Street Hospital | |||
| 9. Southwark and Newington Rescue Society | |||
| 473 | 255 | 728 | |
Maternal Mortality.
During 1925 there were six deaths of women from diseases or
accidents of child-birth, and this figure represents a death-rate per
1,000 births of 1.88.
The causes of death and the mortality rates for the five years
1921-1925 are set out in the following table :—