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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
Lewisham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Clinics for Expectant Mothers.
The Central Clinic is held at the Maternity Home on Monday,
Tuesday, and Thursday mornings and Thursday afternoons in each
week.
Particulars of the Clinics for the year 1936 are as follows:—
Number of Sessions held l62
Number of Patients examined 645
Number of Attendances made by all Patients 3,437
Number of Primigravidæ examined 327
Number of Multigravidæ examined 294
Number who were found to be not pregnant 24
Number of normal labours 338
Number of abnormal labours 58
Number undelivered at the end of 1936 190
Number removed from the district 35
Number sent by the Maternity Home 457
Number sent by Midwives 91
Number sent by Doctors and Institutions 4
Number who came on their own initiative 81
Number who came at the suggestion of the Health Visitor 12
Number who attended for Post-natal examination 228
The labours that ended abnormally are classified as follows:—
| Breech | 4 | Ante-Partum Hæmorrhage | 1 |
| Breech (premature) | 4 | Post-Partum Hæmorrhage | 1 |
| Face + Forceps | 1 | Premature Birth | 2 |
| Forceps | 12 | Premature + Ante-Partum Hæmorrhage | 1 |
| Forceps (macerated foetus) | 1 | ||
| Still-birth | 4 | ||
| Induction | 5 | Miscarriage | 10 |
| Induction + Forceps | 2 | Abortion | 1 |
| Adherent Placenta | 6 | Cæsarean | 1 |
| Placenta Prævia | 1 | Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 |