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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
Battersea 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Wednesday and Thursday Morning Ante-Natal Clinics.
| 1. | Number of sessions held | 102 |
| 2. | Total attendances | 3,047 |
| 3. | Average per session | 29.9 |
| 4. | New cases, 459— Primiparæ 252. Multipara 207. (Not pregnant 1). | |
| 5. | Period of pregnancy when patient first seen— 1—6 months 384; 6—8 months 62 ; over 8 months 12. | |
| 6. | Return cases 77 (i.e., 32 per cent. approximately of possible cases). | |
| 7. | Number of cases of abnormality, 133— | |
| Small pelvis or apparent disproportion | 33 | |
| Albuminuria | 42 | |
| High blood pressure | 9 | |
| Cardiac disease | 3 | |
| Pulmonary disease (cases referred to Tuberculosis | ||
| Officer) | 4 | |
| Other abnormalities, e.g., varicose veins, pyelitis | ||
| and cystitis of pregnancy, &c | 42 | |
| 8. | Cases recommended— | |
| For dental treatment | 122 | |
| To hospital for treatment 40 | ||
| ,, for examination 62 | ||
| — | 102 | |
| „ own doctor for treatment | 2 | |
| ,, V.D. clinic (vaginal discharge) | 1 | |
| „ Tuberculosis dispensary for examination | 4 | |
| Friday Morning Clinic (Southlands). | ||
| No. of sessions held | 51 | |
| Total attendances | 789 | |
| Average per clinic | 15.5 | |
| New cases— | ||
| Primiparæ 90; multiparas 162; not pregnant, nil. | ||
| Period of pregnancy when patient first seen— | ||
| 1—6 months 197; 6—8 months 50; over 8 months 5. | ||
| Return cases 88, i.e., 54 per cent.of possible cases. | ||
| Number of cases of abnormality, 20— | ||
| Albuminuria | 3 | |
| Small pelvis or apparent disproportion | 1 | |
| Cardiac disease | 2 | |
| Pulmonary disease (case referred to Tuberculosis Officer) | 1 | |
| Other cases | 13 | |