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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
Holborn 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Baths.
The baths provided at the John Street Centre for expectant and nursing
mothers were used 155 times during the year 1933.
Ante-natal Centres.
During the year, enquiries were made of mothers as to their attendance at an
Ante-natal Centre immediately previous to the birth of the child visited. Of 300
mothers, about whom information was obtained, 246 (82 per cent.) were found to
have attended Ante-natal Centres or received ante-natal care as under:Number
of enquiries made 300
Centre Attended:—
| Holborn Centre, 10, John Street | 25 |
| Holborn Centre, Short's Gardens | 1 |
| Royal Free Hospital | 18 |
| Middlesex Hospital | 21 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 31 |
| University College Hospital | 37 |
| Myddelton Square Institution | 36 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 24 |
| City of London Hospital | 11 |
| Queen Charlotte's Hospital | 6 |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital | 8 |
| St. Pancras Hospital | 12 |
| Other Centres | 6 |
| Ante-natal care from private doctors | |
| Ante-natal care from midwives | 3 |
| 246 |
Nature of defects found at Municipal Centres.
| 10, John Street, Holborn. | Short's Gardens St. Giles. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of women attending ante-natal clinics | 76 | 12 |
| Women expectant for the first time | 12 | — |
| No. of attendances made | 152 | — |
| Defects found specially connected with pregnancy:— | ||
| Deformed pelvis | 1 | — |
| Threatened miscarriage | 3 | - |
| Retroverted gravid uterus | 1 | - |
| Breech presentation | 3 | - |
| Excessive vomiting | 11 | - |
| Œdema | 5 | - |
| Varicose veins | 7 | 1 |
| Excessive vaginal discharge | 3 | - |
| High blood pressure | 3 | - |
| Other defects | 14 | - |
| Other defects:— | ||
| Heart disease | 2 | 1 |
| Anæmia | 5 | 1 |
| Inspiratory diseases | 3 | - |
| Constipation | 23 | 1 |
| Dental caries | 26 | 2 |
| Dyspopsia | 5 | 1 |
| Pyorrhœa | 4 | - |
| Rheumatism | 4 | - |
| Other defects | 10 | — |
| No. referred to maternity hospitals:— | ||
| Normal | 11 | - |
| Abnormal | 7 | - |
| No. referred to dental clinic | 12 | - |
| No. of urine tests made | 96 | - |