[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough] page 32

Battersea 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Abnormality.	Total No. of cases.	Indications for Treatment.	Results.
Abnormality.	Total No. of cases.	Indications for Treatment.	Mothers.	Babies.
Inductions of labour—
Medicinal	42 of which 24 cases only went into labour	Usually albuminuria or other evidence of toxsemia; occasionally postmaturity or large size of child	All good	15 good, 4 still born, including 1 anencephalic foetus; 5 premature infants died
Rupture of membranes	19		All good	16 good 2 still born 1 premature infant died
By bougies	0
Trial of labour	32	High head with possible disproportion	All good (2 cases required forceps)	31 good 1 still born
Forceps deliveries	17	Uterine inertia 12 Foetal distress, 2 Persistent occipitopresentation, 2 Preeclampsia, 1	16 good 1 died *	15 good 2 still born
Caesarean section	10	Cardiac disease 1 Disproportion, 5 Obstruction byuterine fibroid 1 Ante-partumhaemorrhage, 1 Albuminuria, 2	All good	9 good 1 baby died on 3rd day (Mother albuminuria)

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The subjoined table shows in summary the number of attendances, &c., at the municipal ante-natal clinics (excluding the special clinic referred to on page 33) during 1935.

	Clinics held at
	Maternity Hospital.	Southlands.	Plough Road.	All Saints' Hall.	Total.
	Maternity Hospital.	Southlands.	Plough Road.	All Saints' Hall.	Total.	Sessions	102	51	51	50	254
Attendances	3,047	789	642	543	5,021
,, average	30	15	13	11	20
New cases	459	252	6	6	723
Cases seen by doctor	3,047	763	581	514	4,905
Average per session seen by doctor	30	15	11	10	19

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The work of visiting and reporting upon Battersea cases, which
is done by the Council's health visiting staff for the obstetric and
gynaecological departments of several of the larger hospitals is
summarised on page 25.
*See footnote previous page.

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Table: The subjoined table shows in summary the number of attendances, &c., at the municipal ante-natal clinics (excluding the special clinic referred to on page 33) during 1935.

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Table: The subjoined table shows in summary the number of attendances, &amp;c., at the municipal ante-natal clinics (excluding the special clinic referred to on page 33) during 1935.

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Table: The subjoined table shows in summary the number of attendances, &c., at the municipal ante-natal clinics (excluding the special clinic referred to on page 33) during 1935.