Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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For dental freatment | 106 | |
To hospital— | ||
For treatment | 12 | |
For examination | 5 | |
— | 17 | |
To private doctor for treatment | ... | 2 |
To Tuberculosis dispensary for examination | ... | 1 |
In connection with the work of the ante-natal department, the
following figures, supplied by the Resident Medical Officer, are of
interest. In considering them, attention is drawn to the fact that
the same case may appear under more than one heading, e.g., a case
of albuminuria treated unsuccessfully by "medicinal induction"
may appear again under the heading "induction by rupture of
membranes," &c.
Abnormality. | Total No. of cases. | Indications for Treatment. | Results. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mothers. | Babies. | |||
Albuminuria | 35 required in-patient treatment | |||
Eclampsia | 2 | 1 died * 1 transferred | 1 satisfactory 1 transferred | |
Cardiac disease | 3 required in-patient treatment | Good | Good | |
Ante-partum haemorrhage— | ||||
Accidental | 2 | All good | All good | |
Placenta praevia | 2 | |||
Examinations under anaesthesia | 24 | For diagnosis of' presentation, 8 cases. Breeches for external version 16 cases (of which number 13 version successful, 3 unsuccessful) | ||
Cases delivered as breech at term— | ||||
A. Diagnosed | 4 | All good | 3 good, 1 still born | |
B. Undiagnosed | 3 | All good | All good | |
(These twins, complinancy) | included 1 case 1 case fibroids eating preg- |
* Also included under "forceps deliveries," next page.