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Fulham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Housing 64-69
Genera 64
Redevelopment Area 64
Overcrowding 66
Disinfestation 67
Advice to Tenants 66
Housing Department 67
London County Council Estates 68
Vital Statistics of Working-class Flats 69
Ice Cream 80
Infantile Mortality 22, 31
Infectious Diseases 88-97
Infectious Diseases, Non-notifiable 98
Insulin, Supply of 37
Introduction 3
Keep Fit Classes 3
Laboratory Facilities 34
Legal Proceedings (Adulteration of Food) 78
„ „ (Sanitary and Housing) 55
Maternal Mortality 23-24
Maternity and Child Welfare, History of 4-6
Maternity and Child Welfare (Report by Dr. Ruby Thomson) 41
Ante-Natal Clinics 45
Charitable Organisations 48
Day Nursery 47
Dental Clinic 46
Eye and Skin Defects 46
Health Visitors 41
Home Nursing 46
Infant Life Protection 43
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres 44
Massage Clinic 46
Maternity Home 43
Notification of Births 45
Provision of Milk 47
Measles Epidemic 94
Milk, Automatic Milk Machines 73
Bacteriological Examinations of 75
Examination of 72
Inspection and Supervision of Dairies and Milkshops 74
Purveyors 74
Samples, Composition of 73
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, and Milk and Dairies Order, 1926 74
Milk (Special Designation) Order, 1936 74
Mortuary 59
National Rat Week 58
APPENDIX I.
| FULHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL MATERNITY HOME. | ||
| STATISTICAL SUMMARY FOR YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1938. | ||
| Number of Maternity Beds in Institution, exclusive of Isolation and Labour Beds | 20 | |
| Number of Beds reserved for Ante-Natal Treatment | 4 | |
| Number of Beds reserved for Isolation purposes | 1 | |
| Number of Labour Beds | 2 | |
| Number of Maternity Cases admitted during the Year | 434 | |
| Number of Women admitted for Ante-Natal Treatment | 92 | |
| Average Duration of Stay of Maternity Cases | 15 days | |
| Maternal Mortality Rate | Nil | |
| Maternal Morbidity Rate | 0.9 per cent. | |
| Number of Cases not entirely Breast-fed whilst in the Home | 12 | |
| Number of Patients having Local Anaesthetic | 53 | |
| Number of Patients having General Anaesthetic | 20 | |
DETAILS OF DELIVERIES.
| Types of Cases. | Number. | Details. |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex | 400 | Flexed 7 (Primipara 3, Multipara 4). Extended 3 (Primipara 2, Multipara 1). |
| Breech | 10 | |
| Twins | 5 | Alive 2, Dead 1. |
| Precipitate Labour | 3 | |
| Born before arrival | 3 | |
| Forceps | 12 | Prolonged 2nd State 5. Occipito-Posterior 5. Atresia of Cervix 1. Prolapsed Hand 1. |
| Episiotomy | 10 | Satisfactory 8. Re-Sutured 2. |
| Trial Labour | 1 | Terminated by forceps. |
| Caesarean Section | 1 | Disproportion—Justo-Minor type of pelvis. |
| Post-Maturity | 9 | According to dates—varying from 2-4 weeks. |
| Ante-Partum Haemorrhage | 1 | Placenta Praevia—Lateral type. |