London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Results in known cases:--
Numbei of normal labours
resulting 888
Numbers of abnormal labours
resulting 89
Cases referred from the clinic to hospital for
Ante-Natal hospital care or for some
anticipated difficulty in labour 247
Cases found to be not pregnant . 49
Cases referred for dental treatment 128
Cases referred to the Tuberculosis Officer 8
Cases referred to Mayday Hospital for X-ray
examination 83
The 247 cases admitted to hospital prior to labour were distributed
thus:—
To Mayday Hospital 134
To St. Mary's Hospital 113
The following table shows the reasons for hospital treatment
cf the cases admitted to hospital prior to labour, and the destination
of those cases:—