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
Holborn 1925
Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | Total 1921.25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Women attending Ante . natal Clinic | 52 | 58 | 61 | 74 | 54 | 299 |
| No. of Ante-natal cases | 47 | 44 | 42 | 48 | 46 | 227 |
| Attending after confinement | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2ti | 8 | 72 |
| Expectant Mothers for first time | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 38 |
| Defects, especially connected with pregnancy— | ||||||
| Venereal disease | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Deformed pelvis | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Threatened abortion | 1 | — | o | 2 | — | 5 |
| Threatened miscarriage | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Excessive vomiting | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 10 |
| Edema | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Varicose veins | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 45 |
| Excessive vaginal discharge | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Albuminuria (slight) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Ante partum hæmorrhage | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Vaginal prolapse | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Pendulous abdomen | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 9 |
| Retroverted gravid uterus | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Toxaemia of pregnancy | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Extra uterine pregnancy | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Placenta previa | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other defects | A | — | — | . — | — | 6 |
| Other defects— | ||||||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Heart disease | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Anaemia | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 |
| Respiratory diseases | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Constipation | 8 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 61 |
| Dental caries | 22 | 27 | 27 | 20 | It | 110 |
| Sleeplessness | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dyspepsia | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| Umbilical hernia | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Sciatica | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pyorrhœa | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| Enlarged thyroid | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other defects | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 16 |
| No. referred to Maternity Hospitals | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 59 |
| Normal | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| Abnormal | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 |
| No. referred to other Hospitals | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 |
| „ „ „ Tuberculosis Dispensary | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
| „ „ „ Dental Clinic | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 101 |
| No. of urine tests made | — | 41 | 71 | 6S | 41 | 221 |
| No. of Wassermann tests made | — | 4 | 4 | 17 | —_ | 25 |
| Ante-natal | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 9 |
| Post-natal | — | — | 3 | 13 | — | 16 |