London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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(b) Greenwich District Hospital
Part II training
5 pupils completed the course and two are still in training.
Patients booked for domiciliary confinement and subsequently
admitted to hospital with the following conditions:-
Ante partum haemorrhage 2
Pre-eclamptic toxaemia 3
Kidney infections 1
Early rupture of membranes 6
Delay in first stage 3
Malpresentations 2
Post maturity 4
Retained placenta 1
Post partum haemorrhage 1
Secondary post partum haemorrhage 2
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Babies admitted to hospital with the following conditions:-
| Born at home | Born in Hospital | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Failure to feed and thrive | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Vomiting and passage of blood per rectum | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Abnormality of alimentary tract | 1 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea and De-hydration | 1 | 1 | |
| Pyloric stenosis | 1 | 1 | |
| Respiratory tract infection and abnormalities | 2 | 2 | |
| Jaundice and infection of cord | 1 | 1 | |
| Socio-medical problems | 1 | 1 | |
| Prematurity | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 7 | 15 |