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Wandsworth 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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16-20376 (22)471 (26)
21 and over2,009(217)2,152(173)
(iii) Method chosen
Intra-uterine device253 (107)284 (79)
Other methods2,132(132)2,339(120)
(b) Established patients attending for the first time during year3,1942,815
(c) Number of sessions attended by doctor691800
Total number of attendances to see doctor10,79413,311
(d) Number of visits by doctor to domiciliary cases1,012943
Total number of patients seen at visits576652
(e) Number of cytological smears taken from patients :
(i) at clinics1,4992,008
(ii) at domiciliary visits9173
Number referred for investigation1313
(f) Number of patients (non-medical cases) receiving free supplies331121

Domiciliary midwifery service
There was a further decrease in the number of home confinements
from 526 in 1968 to 442 during 1969. The number of early
discharges from hospital rose from 589 to 745.
Three midwives working in the area covered by Queen Mary's
Hospital, Roehampton, worked for a week in the hospital's
maternity department, to familiarise themselves with the department's
routine. They were made " honorary staff midwives " from
6th October, 1969, and are now able to deliver, in hospital, mothers
who have been booked for early discharge, and also undertake the
follow-up nursing in the mother's own home. Seven such patients
have been delivered by the midwives.
The General Practitioner Obsteric Unit at the Weir Hospital was
opened on September 1st and 8 cases have so far been delivered
there by our midwives. No major difficulties have been experienced
in this arrangement.
Midwives have taken 197 blood specimens for the Guthrie test
since September, 1969. This test replaces the earlier simple urine
test for phenylketonuria, and is carried out on babies delivered at