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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Summary of Work Done.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 1942 | |||
| Referred from Chest Clinic | 6 | ]5 | 21 | 15 |
| Treatment cases continued from Cheam. | 12 | 7 | 19 | 13 |
| Attendances | 58 | 73 | 131 | 80 |
| Extractions | 21 | 26 | 47 | 28 |
| Fillings | 8 | 17 | 25 | 16 |
| Dressings | 1 | 4 | 5 | — |
| Scalings | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
| Denture Dressings | 38 | 43 | 81 | 49 |
| Dentures fitted | 13 | 15 | 28 | 17 |
Number of Treatment Sessions: 21.
The amount of £ I 4s. Od. was taken in attendance fees during
the year at Lodge Road.
Maternal Mortality.
There were 2 deaths directly due to pregnancy, compared
with 9 in 1942. The maternal mortality rate was 0.53 per 1,000
births, compared with 2.51 in 1942.
The deaths directly due to pregnancy were caused by—
(1) Puerperal sepsis : toxaemia of pregnancy.
(2) Obstetric shock.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Ninety cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified. This is
a rate of 23.8 per 1,000 births (live and still births).
Notifications were received from—
| Live Births. | Still Births. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwives | 3,594 | 137 | 3,731 |
| Doctors, Parents and Others | 387 | — | 387 |
| 3,981 | 137 | 4,118 |