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Marylebone 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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STATEMENT SHOWING WORK OF THE ANTE—NATAL AND POST—NATAL CLINICS HELD AT THE MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRE, SALISBURY STREET, DURING 1935:—
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apl. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Sessions | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 51 |
| New Ante—natal cases | 22 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 137 |
| New Post—natal cases | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 58 |
| Attendances Ante—natal | 71 | 54 | 41 | 22 | 36 | 38 | 32 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 412 |
| Attendances Post—natal | 9 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 143 |
| Total attendances | 104 | 76 | 75 | 61 | 79 | 64 | 70 | 49 | 64 | 49 | 32 | 27 | 750 |
| Transferred to Queen Charlotte's Hospital | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Transferred to St. Charles Hospital | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Transferred to St. Marylebone Home | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| Transferred to other Hospitals | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 |
| Put on special diet | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 |
| Pads and belts provided | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| High blood pressure | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 |
| Low blood pressure | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| X—ray examinations | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 |
| Referred to Dental clinic | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 38 |
| Urine Tests | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Undernourished | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 |
| Miscarriage | . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Threatened miscarriage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cases referred by— Hospitals | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
| Midwives | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 |