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Battersea 1936

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

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33
Wednesday and Thursday (Ante-Natal) Clinics.
Number of sessions held
105
Total attendances
3,072
Average attendance per session
29.3
New cases (primiparae, 232 ; multipara, 209)
441
Period of pregnancy when patient first attended—
0—6 months, 396 ; 6—8 months, 35 ; over 8 months, 10.
Return cases—90, i.e., 43 per cent.
Abnormal cases included the following :—
Albuminuria
23
Heart disease
4
Chest conditions (referred to Tuberculosis Dispensary)
3
Raised blood pressure
12
Small pelvis
29
Other abnormalities, unclassified
43
Cases referred to other hospitals for opinio.n, examination and
treatment:—
South London Hospital
21
Bolingbroke Hospital
2
Middlesex Hospital
24
St. James's Hospital
2
Own doctor
6
Dental cases referred for dental treatment
155
Friday Ante-Natal Clinic (Southlands).
Number of sessions held
50
Total attendances
822
Average attendance per clinic...
16.4
New cases (primiparae, 106 ; multipara, 130)
236
Return cases—69 {i.e., more than one-half)
Period of pregnancy when first seen—
0—6 months, 211 ; 6—8 months, 20 ; over 8 months, 5.
Abnormal cases included the following :—
Albuminuria
2
High blood pressure
4
Heart disease
4
Small pelvis
3
Other abnormalities, unclassified
8
Cases referred to other hospitals for opinion, examination or
treatment—
South London Hospital
8
Battersea General Hospital
1
St. James's Hospital
1
Dental cases referred for dental treatment
90