London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
This page requires JavaScript
| 1936. | 1937. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions at Ante-natal Clinics held | 255 | 254 |
| Number of individuals who attended | 2,276 | 2,427 |
| Number of previous year's cases continuing attendance | 504 | 549 |
| Number of new cases | 1,772 | 1,878 |
| Number of cases undelivered on 31st December | 637 | 686 |
| Total attendances made | 14,107 | 14,233 |
| Average attendances per session | 55.3 | 56 |
| Proportion of old to new cases per session— | ||
| New | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| Old | 48.4 | 48.7 |
| Number of cases delivered in Hospital as Booked oases | 1,259 | 1,391 |
| Number of cases delivered at other places under the care of private doctors or midwives (about) | 283 | 350 |
| Number of patients found not to be pregnant Number of patients referred to Hospital for Ante | 18 | 22 |
| natal treatment | 373 | 393 |
The conditions for which these were admitted can be ascertained by
reference to the " Booked " columns of the Numerical summary o(
Cases on page
It is seen that the new cases have increased by 106. This increase
has caused a severe strain on the accommodation available
at Lodge Road, and gross and undesirable overcrowding has resulted.
Extra sessions have not been possible to be arranged owing to
limitations of available staff and accommodation. Alterations are,
however, in hand to provide more accommodation and extra sessions.
Major Ante-Natal Conditions Treated at the Ante-Natal Clinic.
Breech Presentation.
Cases.
Breech presentation diagnosed 217
Spontaneous version 21
External version successful 177
External version not successful 20
Allowed to go to term as Breech 16
Not recognised as Breech before labour 12
Dental Treatment.
Number of cases referred to Borough Dental Surgeons 348
Number of cases referred to Private Dental Surgeons 115
Number of cases refusing dental treatment 62
Number of cases seen too late for necessary dental treatment 40
The inability of the Dental Service to deal with all the mothers
anxious to obtain treatment is regrettable, inasmuch as it reacts
upon the attitude of mothers. There are, however, insufficient
dentists for sufficient supervision to be accomplished. The appointment
of another dentist will help to remedy this in 1938.