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Battersea 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Number of cases where medical assistance was called for, with
reasons for requiring assistance:—
| Abortion | 1 |
| Abscess | 1 |
| Hæmorrhage | 1 |
| (?) Placenta prævia | 1 |
| Pain in side | 1 |
| Twin pregnancy | 1 |
| 6 |
(6) During Labour—28.
| Prolonged labour | 9 |
| Forceps delivery | 3 |
| Post-partum hæmorrhage | 3 |
| Ruptured perineum | 3 |
| Uterine inertia | 6 |
| Other reasons | 4 |
| 28 |
| Retained placenta | 1 |
| Retained chorion | 1 |
| 2 |
| Watery or sticky eyes | 5 |
| Anencephalus | 1 |
| Umbilical stump | 1 |
| Jaundiced condition | 2 |
| Hare-lip and cleft palate | 1 |
| Other reasons | o |
| Convulsions | |
| • | 13 |
| Puerperal sepsis | Nil |
| Puerperal pyrexia | Nil |
| Maternal deaths | Nil |
| Still births | 1 |
| Deaths of infants within 10 days | 9 |
Dental Clinic.
This Clinic was established as an integral part of the Council's
scheme for Maternity and Child Welfare for providing facilities for
the dental treatment of expeciant and nursing mothers and children
under 5 years of age. Five sessions are held weekly in addition
to one for tuberculous patients(vide page 62).
This service is provided, under contract, by the British Dental
Hospital, who supply the dental surgeon, equipment, and other
requisites. Advice, extractions, fillings, &c., are supplied free of
cost, but a moderate charge is made for artificial dentures which
is borne by the patient, assisted in necessitous cases by contributions
obtained from various philanthropic bodies, including
the Samaritan Fund of the British Dental Hospital, and also by
grants from the Council.
The Dental Clinic is also available for patients recommended
by the medical officers of the Maternity and Child Welfare clinics
of the voluntary associations linked up with the Council's scheme.
| Women. | Children. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions held | 202 | 48 | 250 |
| No. of patients treated | 621 | 256 | 877 |
| No. of new patients | 418 | 163 | 581 |
| Total attendances | 2,947 | 875 | 3,822 |