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will briefly recount some of the various conditions from which these
women were suffering. Four were finding great difficulty in getting
the breasts to function properly; two others were suffering from overdistension
of these organs, and another two had retention cysts in the
breasts. As a direct result also of their confinements, four mothers
showed symptoms of sub-involution of the uterus and three had
vaginal prolapse, whilst one was found to be suffering from endocervicitis,
one from eroded cervix, and in another case, venereal disease
was suspected. Again, as an indirect result of their confinements,
fifteen of these women were suffering from debility and anæmia and
two from piles and bronchitis respectively. More serious conditions
which came to light, were, a case of chronic nephritis, one of Graves'
disease and one of cholecystitis.
In conclusion, I should like gratefully to acknowledge the help I
have received from Professor Mcllroy and Mrs. Rorke at the Royal
Free Hospital in connection with some of the cases referred to in
preceding paragraphs. I should like also to thank the members of
the Consulting Staff at the Hampstead General Hospital for seeing
and treating several of my cases at the Out-Patient Department at
that Hospital. My thanks are due also to Mr. Winsbury White, the
Urologist at St. Paul's Hospital for the long and successful courses
of treatment he has given to cases of cystitis and bacilluria that I have
sent to him from time to time during the last two years.
I wish to thank Dr. Scrase and Dr. Oldershaw for much assistance
in my work, and also the sympathetic and efficient Health Visitors
and the two kind voluntary helpers, Mrs. Edney and Mrs. Summerson,
who prepare the tea for the mothers at the Clinics and who give much
help in other ways.
MARY KIDD.
M.B. (Lond.).
March, 1933.
Dental, Clinics.
Under the present arrangement the Borough Council provides a
dental clinic on the eastern side of the Borough, at 27, Pond Street,