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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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| Month | Sessions. | New Cases. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | Post-Natal | Ante-Natal | Post-Natal | ||
| January | 2 | 6 | — | 21 | 2 |
| February | 2 | 14 | — | 36 | 1 |
| March | 2 | 10 | — | 34 | 1 |
| April | 2 | 11 | 1 | 55 | 3 |
| May | 2 | 10 | — | 43 | 3 |
| June | 2 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| July | 2 | 4 | — | 40 | — |
| August | 2 | 6 | — | 37 | — |
| September | 2 | 3 | — | 36 | 1 |
| October | 2 | 8 | — | 37 | 4 |
| November | 2 | 5 | — | 29 | 4 |
| December | 2 | 4 | — | 27 | 5 |
| Totals | 24 | 86 | 2 | 434 | 25 |
| Month | Sessions. | New Cases. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | Post-Natal | Ante-Natal | Post-Natal | ||
| January | 1 | 4 | — | 17 | — |
| February | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| March | 1 | 8 | — | 23 | — |
| April | 1 | 2 | — | 21 | — |
| May | 1 | 2 | — | 18 | 2 |
| June | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| July | 1 | 3 | — | 17 | — |
| August | 1 | — | — | 12 | — |
| September | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 3 |
| October | 1 | 5 | — | 13 | 2 |
| November | 1 | 5 | — | 17 | 1 |
| December | 1 | 3 | — | 13 | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 40 | 2 | 197 | 11 |
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| New cases. | Total Attendances, Old and New. | |
|---|---|---|
| Ante-natal | 243 | 1,139 |
| Post-natal | 5 | 66 |
| Gynaecolological | 2 | 8 |
| 250 | 1,213 |
Dr. Winifred Small is the Medical Officer of the Ante-natal Clinics,
and is to be congratulated upon the success of the Ante-natal work.
All cases attending are seen by her personally.
Post-natal Clinic.
During the year 60 Ante-natal cases seen at the Clinic presented
themselves for post-natal examination. As this is desirable in all cases,
and comparatively little time can be given to the work at the Ante-natal
sessions, arrangements have been made for a special post-natal session
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