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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Mothers have been referred to the Clinic by:-
Medical Officers at Welfare Centres 23
Health Visitors 10
Hospital or other Doctors 1
Old Patients 5
Clinical Analysis of Cases given Contraceptive Advice:
Anaemia 3
Anaemia and Malnutrition 9
Anaemia with other conditions (heart etc.) 2
Rheumatic conditions 2
Heart Disease and Chorea 1
Nephritis 1
Epilepsy 1
Hyperthyroidism 1
Neurasthenia 5
Emaciation or Bronchitis 1
Scoliosis 1
Contracted Pelvis 1
Tuberculosis contact 3
Chronic Bronchitis 3
Asthma 1
General Debility 2
Total 37
BOROUGH MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
The Borough Midwife had 12 bookings carried
forward from 1936. The following figures show her
work during the year :—
Bookings carried forward 12
„ received in 1937 42
54
Cases delivered by—
Borough Midwife 21
Deputy 25
Confined in Hospital 6
Cancelled 2
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(of the 52 known confinements 5 were primiparæ, and
48 multiparæ).