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Battersea 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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Breech Cases.—Number delivered as Breeches 10, of whom
only 2 were undiagnosed at term. In the others version failed,
premature labour supervened, etc.
Results—(a) Mother—good ; (6) Infant—still-birth 1
(Hydro-cephalus), neo-natal deaths 2.
Caesarian Section.—1 Result good.
Craniotomy.—Result. Mother—satisfactory (at the request of
mother, case recommended for Caesarian Section).
The total number of patients attending the Ante-Natal Clinics
during 1927 was:—
| Central Clinic (Borough Maternity Hospital) | 606 |
| Latchmere Clinic | 243 |
| All Saints (East Battersea) | 137 |
| Plough Road (West Battersea) | 154 |
| 1,140 |
I he numbers show a decrease of 68 patients as compared
with 1926.
In addition to the Ante-natal work carried out under the
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, a considerable amount of
visiting and reporting of cases is done for the Obstetric and
Gynaecological Departments of the larger Hospitals in connection
with Battersea patients attending these Institutions.
The following is a summarised statement showing the Hospitals
and the visiting work carried out for them during 1927:—
| Ante-natal and postnatal. | Other. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas' Hospital | 306 | 397 | 703 | |||
| General Lying-in Hospital | 199 | — | 199 | |||
| King's College Hospital | 6 | — | 6 | |||
| St. George's Hospital | 32 | — | 32 | |||
| Westminster Hospital | 7 | — | 7 | |||
| Victoria Hospital, Chelsea | — | 89 | 89 | |||
| Gt. Ormond Street Hospital | — | 3 | 3 | |||
| St. James' Hospital | — | 15 | 15 | |||
| Battersea General Hospital | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bolingbroke Hospital | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Infants' Hospital, Vincent Square | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other Philanthropic Societies | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| 550 | 509 | 1,059 | ||||
Ante-Natal (V,D.) Clinic.
This Special treatment clinic was established in connection with
the Ante-natal Out-patient Department at the Borough Maternity
Hospital at the end of 1921. The Clinic is fully equipped with all
modern requisites for diagnosis and treatment and is directed by
Dr. A. C. Roxburgh, the Consultant Medical Specialist. The work
carried out during 1927 is summarised in the table on page 30.