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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
Hampstead 1925
Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The 62 infant deaths in 1925 were certified to be due to the following causes:—
| Cause of Death. | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Prematurity | 12 |
| Marasmus | 5 |
| Infantile Convulsions | 3 |
| Congenital heart disease | 1 |
| Respiratory failure | 1 |
| Congenital respiratory obstruction | 1 |
| Congenital pyloric stenosis | 1 |
| Hæmorrhage from severance of umbilical cord in an improper manner | 1 |
| Hæmorrhage from untied umbilical cord accelerated by fractured base of skull | 1 |
| Hæmorrhage of the brain | 1 |
| Syncope following birth—Cæsarian section | 1 |
| Suffocation from want, of fresh air | 1 |
| Exhaustion from difficult and prolonged labour | 1 |
| Inherent deficient vitality and Convulsions | 1 |
| Paralytic Ileus and strangulated hernia | 1 |
| Cellulitis | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 |
| Congenital pulmonary atelectasis | 1 |
| Foetal Toxaemia, from maternal eclampsia | 1 |
| Cerebral compression | 1 |
| Pyelitis | 1 |
| Malignant disease of kidney | 1 |
| Pneumococcal peritonitis | 1 |
| Gastro Enteritis | 3 |
| Infective Enteritis | 1 |
| Broncho Pneumonia | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 1 |
| Cardiac syncope and Broncho Pneumonia with septic absorption | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 1 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 1 |
| Measles | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 |
| Scarlatina | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 |
| Total | 62 |
Pre-Maternity Clinics.
The Borough Council's first Pre-Maternity Clinics were opened in
1917 in temporary premises in the Town Ward and at the Municipal
Tuberculosis Dispensary in Kilburn. They have always been entirely
municipal undertakings, staffed by a lady doctor who is a part-time
officer, and a Health Visitor of the Borough Council attends each
session. It is not easy to get a clientele for a Pre-Maternity Clinic,
but when once established it is of great help, not only from a clinical,
but from an administrative point of view, enabling the Public Health
Department to advise mothers as to their future conduct, hospital
beds, &c. A report on the work of the clinics, by the Medical Officer in
charge, will be found at the end of this section of the Report.
During the first complete year, 1918, the number of new cases seen
was 56, the clinic being open on 83 occasions. This work has steadily
grown, as is shown by the following statement of the work of the
Clinics during the last five years:—
Hampstead Clinics.
Held at 27, Pond Street on Thursdays, at 2.30 p.m.
1925.
1924.
1923.
1922.
1921.
Number of occasions on which
Clinic open
52
51
51
52
52
Number of new cases seen
96
105
88
62
66
Total number of attendances
during the year
398
421
384
326
332