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Holborn 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Disease of nose and throat216
Digestive diseases314
Other diseases2

In this table the more important ailment only has been recorded in each case.

Mothers and children attending the Municipal Centres were referred to other departments for assistance during the year 1927 as follows: —

Referred to.Mothers.Children.
Dental Clinic6514
Hospitals1332
Metropolitan Nursing Association161
Assisted Milk3329
Convalescent Homes46
Ante-natal Clinic1
Massage Clinic1
Private doctor1
Tuberculosis Dispensary1
Relieving Officer1
Minor Ailments Clinic19121
Light Treatment5
152210

Breast Massage.
The following summary gives particulars of mothers referred for breast
massage in 1927 : —
Number referred to Metropolitan Nursing Association 20
Results—
Lactation completely restored 11
Breast secretion re-established, but small bottle feeds
required in addition to breast feeding 2
Massage unsuccessful 7
Diarrhœa.

During the year the cases of diarrhoea occurring in children attending the Council's Centres were as follows:—

10, John Street.Short's Gardens.
1. Simple diarrhoea 17 cases1 case.
2. Ordinary summer diarrhoea nonenone.

Stillbirths.
During 1927 there were 19 stillbirths in the district. Difficult labour was
responsible for seven of these; of these two were due to an abnormal foetus, one
being hydrocephalic; one was due to contracted pelvis, one to foot and one to breech
presentation; one to a tumour, and in one instance enquiry did not elicit the
determining factor.