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Nature of defects found at Municipal Centres.
10, John Street, Short's Gardens.
Holborn. St. Giles.
No. of women attending ante-natal clinics 71 9
Women expectant for the first time 9
No. of attendances made 157 23
Defects found specially connected with pregancy :—
Deformed pelvis 6 -
Threatened miscarriage 3 -
Retroverted gravid uterus 2
Breech presentation
Excessive vomiting 7 -
(Edema 5 -
Varicose veins 16 1
Excessive vaginal discharge 3 1
High blood pressure 1 -
Other defects 4 -
Other defects :—
Heart disease 5 -
Anaemia 8 -
Respiratory diseases 6 -
Constipation 21 3
Dental caries 25 3
Dyspepsia 12 1
Pyorrhoea 13 -
Rheumatism 2 -
Other defects 8 -
No. referred to materuity hospitals: —
Normal 13 -
Abnormal 10 -
No. referred to dental clinic 24 3
No. of urine tests made 111 8
Post-natal Consultations.
Twenty-six mothers attended the post-natal consultations at the Centre,
10, John Street, 13 of whom had attended the Centre as ante-natal cases. They
made 46 attendances in all.
The chief defects found were three cases of retroverted uterus, (two referred
to hospital); six of cervicitis (all treated at the Centre); three of monorrhagia (one
referred to hospital); four cases of anæmia; one case of metritis (referred to
hospital); one of oedema of the legs; one case of laceration of the cervix (referred
to hospital); one of pruritus; one of subinvolution of the uterus. In five cases no
abnormality due to pregnancy was found.
Instruction in Mothercraft and Hygiene.
For some years, both in the home and in the Centres, we have made use of
leaflets written in non-technical language dealing with the hygiene of infancy and
maternity and have hung the walls of the Centres with pictures and mottoes to
give point to our teaching and to draw attention to the series of leaflets.
Propaganda posters are pasted on the outer walls at the Centres. There is
also a glass-fronted case for the display of a special poster; this poster is changed
frequently.