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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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| Central Clinic | Clyde Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Retroversion | 4 | 3 |
| Raised Blood Pressure | 31 | — |
| Scabies | 2 | 1 |
| Sciatica | 13 | 2 |
| Twins | 1 | 1 |
| Urticaria | — | 1 |
| Varicose veins | 60 | 21 |
| Venereal Disease | — | 3 |
| Vomiting, excessive | — | 1 |
| Vulvitis | — | 3 |
| Varicose Vulva | — | 3 |
Central Clinic.
| Sent for X-ray | 27 | |
| Letters to private Midwives | 22 | |
| Referred to Tuberculosis Officer | 3 | |
| Letters to General Practitioners | 8 | |
| Cases referred to St. Alfege's Hospital (Form G.H. 14) | 113 | |
| Reports sent to L.C.C. Midwives (Form G.P.H. 980) | 56 | |
| (Form G.P.H. 981) | 35 | |
| Total | 91 | |
| Refused Maternity Home (full) | 65 | |
| Withdrew after assessment | 6 | |
Post-Natal Clinic.
Amongst the patients seen the following defects were found and dealt with:—
| Albuminuria | 1 | Retroversion | 14 |
| Anaemia | 5 | Raised blood pressure | 2 |
| Abscess of Breast | 1 | Subinvolution | 6 |
| Cracked Nipple | 3 | Unhealed tears of cervix | 5 |
| Cystocele | 2 | Unhealed tears of perineum | 2 |
| Fibroid | 1 | Patients sent for Wassermann Test | 1 |
| Hæmorrhoids | 6 | ||
| Hernia | 1 | Patients referred to Tuberculosis Officer | 1 |
| Mastitis | 1 | ||
| Prolapse | 1 | ||
| Remedial exercises were taught to 113 patients. | |||