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(ii) Age at attendance
16-20 160 (4)
21 and over 1,295 (83)
(iii) Method chosen
Oral contraceptive 710 (27)
Cap 376 (2)
Intra-uterine device 214 (46)
Other methods 146 (3)
Advice only 9 (9)
(iv) Sources from which patients were referred
General practitioner 530
Friend 420
Local authority 296 (87)
Hospital 39
Other 170
(v) Number of previous pregnancies of new patients
Pregnancies Patients
0 486 (-)
1 314 (-)
2 250 (11)
3 174 (16)
4 108 (20)
5 50 (11)
6 40 (12)
7 and over 33 (17)
B. Cases transferred from other clinics 272
C. Established patients attending for the first time during
the year 5,727
E. Number of sessions attended by doctor 505
Total number of attendances to see doctor 7,676
F. Number of visits by doctor to domiciliary cases 214
Total number of patients seen at visits 87
G. Number of cytological smears taken from patients :
(i) at clinics 629
(ii) at domiciliary visits 17
Number in (i) referred for investigation 3
H. Number of patients (non-medical cases) receiving
free supplies 59
Maternity Beds
In my last report I mentioned the great improvement brought
about by the scheme which set up catchment areas for the main
maternity hospitals. This improvement has continued and there is
now little or no difficulty in obtaining a maternity bed when it is
needed.