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Out of 1,564 cases analysed who attended the Ante-Natal Clinic,
49 were found to be uon-pregnant on examination. Of the remainder,
the most usual complaints or divergences from health found
were:—
Constipation in 325 instances; Sickness, 298; Headache, 232;
Pain, 154 ; Albuminuria, 143 ; Discharge, 132 ; Varicose Veins, 119;
Retracted Nipples, 116; Indigestion, 51; Giddiness, 45; Oedema,
38; Backache, 29; Various Other Abnormalities, 78. In no fewer
than 366 patients did the teeth need urgent attention.
The patients attending comprised 90 in the 15-20 years age
group ; 484 in the 20-25 year group ; 464 in the 25-30 years group;
276 in the 30-35 age group ; 142 in the 35-40 group, and 59 over 40
years.