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In the case of the 233 gravid women, the following
were the periods of gestation :—
21 were in the 2nd month
20 „ „ „ 3rd „
34 ,, ,, ,, 4th ,,
33 ,, ,, ,, 5th ,,
44 ,, ,, ,, 6th ,,
55 ,, ,, ,, 7th ,,
21 ,, ,, ,, 8th ,,
5 ,, ,, ,, 9th ,,
An analysis of these cases shows :—
Full-term confinements 148
Premature births 7
Miscarriages (4) ; Stillbirths (2) 6
Not yet confined 73
Left Borough (results unknown) 3
The known confinements took place :—
104 at home, and
44 in institutions.
The results of the cases brought forward from
1936 were as follows :—
Full-time confinements 54
Premature Birth 1
Stillbirth 1
Left district (result unknown) 1
Dr. R. C. Townshend reports on the work of the
Maternity Clinic, as follows :—
Report to the Medical Officer of Health on the Cornwall Road
Ante-Natal Clinic for the year 1937.
I am glad to report that there has not been a single
death among the mothers attending the Clinic during the
year. There has been a slight decrease in the number of expectant
mothers owing to the increasing desire of the mothers
to be confined in hospital. I much regret the marked
decrease in the attendance of the mothers recently confined
and would appreciate more co-operation in encouraging these
mothers to attend, although I am aware of the difficulties
these mothers experience in arranging their domestic affairs
to enable them to attend.
With regard to the Miscarriages, 3 cases were treated in
hospital, and the remaining case by her own doctor.