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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1936
[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 1936
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apl. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Sessions | 5 | 4 | 4 | - 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 53 |
| New Ante-natal cases | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 118 |
| New Post-natal cases | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Attendances Ante-natal | 20 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 333 |
| Attendances Post-natal | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 38 |
| Total attendances | 40 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 508 |
| Transferred to Queen Charlotte's Hospital | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Transferred to St. Charles Hospital | - | 1 | - | - , | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Transferred to St. Marylebone Home | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 40 |
| Transferred to St. Mary Abbots Hospital | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Transferred to other Hospitals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Put on special diet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pads and belts provided | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| High blood pressure | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Low blood pressure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X-ray examinations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Referred to Dental clinic | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Urine Tests | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Undernourished | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Miscarriage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Threatened miscarriage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cases referred by- | |||||||||||||
| Hospitals | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Midwives | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |