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 (Mace). | Labour. | Foetus or Child. | Totals. | |||||||||||||
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Institution. | Privately. | Institution. | At Home. | Normal. | Miscariiage. | Premature. | Induction. | Caesarean. | Other Abnormal. | Viable Healthy. | Viable Unhealthy. | Non-Viable Foetus. | Non-Viable Still born. | Abnormal Cases, | Normal Cases, | All Cases. | Percentage of Abnormal Cases. | |
Ampthill Square — | 34 | 593 | 626 | 8.4 | ||||||||||||||
Albuminuria | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | -_ | -_ | - | -_ | 3 | 9* | -_ | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
Abnormal Pelvis | 7 | -_ | 7 | - | - | - | -_ | 5 | 2 | - | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |||
Malpresentation | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1* | — | — | 12 | ||||
Other Conditions | 5 | - | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | - | - | — | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 5 | |||
Somers Town— | 16 | .90 | 206 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||
Albuminuria | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | _ | 1 | 3 | |||
Abnormal Pelvis | 8 | - | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | |||
Malpresentation | 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 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
Ante-Partum Hæm. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | I | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||
Other Conditions | 26 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | 3* | 28 | ||||||
Grafton Road-— | 22 | 265 | 287 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||
Abnormal Pelvis | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |||
Cardiac Disease | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | |||
Threatened Miscarriage | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4* | — | — | — | 3 | |||
Other Conditions | 6† | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 2 | 13 | |||||
Queen's Crescent— | 274 | 297 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||||
Abnormal Pelvis | 4 | —_ | 4 | —_ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |||
Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
Other Conditions | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 5* | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |||
TOTALS | 143 | 28 | 12 | 49 | 118 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 8 | *5 | 140 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 171 | 1927 | 2098 | 8.1 |
Percentages | 83.6 | 16.4 | 71.2 | 28.8 | 19.6 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 80 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 91.9 | ||
Total Albuminuria | 20 , | 3 | 17 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | — | 1 | 3 | 23 | |||
Total Abnormal Pelvis | 33 | — | 29 | 4 | 13 | — | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | —- | — | 2 | 33 | |||
Total Malpresentation | 18 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 19* | 1 | — | — | 19 |