Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Ante-Natal Activities. 1926-1930.
Ante-Natal Condition. | Treated By- | Confinement (Place). | Labour. | Foetus or Child. | Totals. | |||||||||||||
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Institution. | Privately. | Institution. | At Home. | Normal. | Miscarriage. | Premature. | Induction. | Cesarean. | Other Abnormal. | Viahle Healthy. | Viable Unhealthy. | N on-Viable Foetus. | iN on-Viable Still horn. | Abnormal Cases. | Normal Cases. | All Cases. | Percentage of Abnormal Cases. | |
Ampthill Square— | 34 | 592 | 626 | 5.4 | ||||||||||||||
Albuminuiia | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9* | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
Abnormal Pelvis | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | |||
Malpresentation | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | — | i | — | 1 | 12* | 1* | — | — | 12 | |||
Other Conditions | 5 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | ||||
Somers Town— | 16 | 190 | 206 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||
Albuminuiia | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | |||
Abnoimal Pelvis | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | |||
Malprtsentalion | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |||
Other Conditions | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |||
Caversham Road— | 76 | 606 | 682 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||
Albuminuria | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 10 | |||
Abnormal Pelvis | 12 | — | 12 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | |||
Malpresentation | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | |||
Cardiac Disease | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | |||||||||
Tuberculosis | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |||
Ante-Partum Hæm. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||
Other Conditions | 26 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 25 | — | 3* | 1 | 28 | |||
Grafton Road— | 22 | * | 287 | 7*7 | ||||||||||||||
Abnormal Pelvis | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |||
Cardiac Disease | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | |||
Threatened Miscariiage | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4* | — | — | — | 3 | |||
Other Conditions | 6† | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | '3 | |||||
Queen's Crescent— | 23 | 274 | 297 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||
A bnormal Pelvis | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |||
Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||
Other Conditions | io | 8 | 6 | 12 | IO | 6 | 2 | 5* | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | ||||||
TOTALS | M3 | 28 | 121 | 49 | 118 | IO | 6 | 13 | 8 | *5 | 140 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 171 | 1927 | 2098 | 8-1 |
Percentages | 83-6 | 16.4 | 71-2 | CC oo | 69*6 | 5*9 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 80 | 2.3 | 8.o | 9.7 | 8.i | 91.9 | ||
Total Albuminuria | 20 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | — | 1 | 3 | 23 | |||
Total Abnormal Pelvis.. | 33 | — | 29 4 | 13 | — | 1 | » | 6 | 2 | 31 | — | — | 2 | 33 | ||||
Total Malpresentation | 18 | 1 | 11 | 17 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 19* | 1 | — | 19 |
* Including Twins. t One Fibroid Tumour simulating pregnancy, Removed. Successful confinement later.