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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
Deptford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Ante-Natal Clinic.
The work of the Ante-natal Clinic during recent years is illustrated by the following figures.
| Year. | No. of individual women attending. | Average number of attendances per week. | Total number of attendances made. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 311 | 19 | 938 |
| 1923 | 369 | 29 | 1439 |
| 1924 | 513 | 30 | 1497 |
| 1925 | 588 | 45 | 2268 |
| 1926 | 595 | 46 | 2292 |
| 1927 | 738 | 45 | 2241 |
| 1928 | 815 | 55 | 2777 |
| 1929 | 929 | 56 | 2915 |
| 1930 | 973 | 64 | 3212 |
| 1931 | 980 | 64 | 3289 |
| 1932 | 880 | 58 | 2994 |
| 1933 | 887 | 61 | 3182 |
| 1934 | 905 | 57 | 2931 |
| 1935 | 887 | 57 | 2-984 |
| 1936 | 888 | 59 | 3090 |
| 1937 | 899 | 63 | 3278 |
The following is the text of Dr. Hill's Report for 1937:—
Ante-Natal Clinic Statistics, 1937.
Total number of Patients on Register 899
New Cases 725
Total Attendances 3,278
Normal 120
Not pregnant 26
Abnormalities:—
Albuminuria 56 Hydramnios 10
Anaemia 73 Leucorrhoea 9
Ante-partum Haemorrhage 6 Malpresentation 27
Bartholini Abscess 1 Morbus Cordis 11
Bronchitis 4 Oedema 22
Cataract 1 Ovarian cyst 1
Chorea 1 Phlebitis 2
Contracted Pelvis 17 Psoriasis 1
Cystitis 2 Pruritis 6
Deformed Nipples 45 Pyelitis 1
Dental Caries 424 Retroversion 4
Dyspepsia 8 Syphilis (congenital) 1
Fibroid 2 Sciatica 13
Gastric Ulcer 1 Twins 6
Goitre 1 Varicose veins 75
Haemorrhoids 38 Vomiting 1
Hernia 3