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Battersea 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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38
BATTERSEA ANTE-NATAL (V.D.) CLINIC.
Results 1922—1936.
Year.
Number
of expectant
mothers
tested by
w.r.
Number
giving
positive
w.r.
Per cent.
Number of expectant
mothers with positive
w.r. treated during
pregnancy.
Babies.
Healthy
Neg.
w.r.
Healthy
looking.
Not yet
tested.
Positive
w.r.
Still-born.
1922
—
—
—
1
1
0
0
0
1923
—
—
—
8
5
2
1
0
1924
517
18
3.5
15
11
3
0
1*
1925
653
14
2.1
8
7
1
0
0
1926
658
10
1.5
9
7
2
0
0
1927
674
12
1.7
12
6
4
2
0
1928
934
12
1.3
12
5
6
0
0
1929
804
13
1.6
13
10
3
0
0
1930
704
5
0.7
4
3
0
0
1*
1931
810
6
0.7
5
1
4
0
0
1932
832
11
1.3
11
5
6
0
0
1933
763
6
0.8
4
3
1
0
0
1934
727
5
0.7
3
3
0
0
0
1935
613
12
1.9
3
0
2
0
1
1936
684
5
0.7
6
0
6
0
(syphilitic.)
0
[W.R. — Wassermann reaction.] * Not syphilitic.