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No. of patients found not to be pregnant 240 29
No. of patients referred to hospital for Ante-
Natal treatment 462 489
The conditions for which these were admitted can be ascertained
by reference to the "Booked" columns of the Numerical
Summary of Cases. 7 Ante-Natal Clinics per week are now
held at Lodge Road for cases booked for Hospital delivery and
4 Clinics per week for home delivery. A Post-Natal Clinic for
cases delivered at home has also been instituted.
During 1943 the Obstetric Service dealt with 2,876 out of
the total births allocated to the Borough.
Major Ante-Natal Conditions treated at the Ante-Natal Clinic.
BREECH PRESENTATION.
Breech presentation diagnosed 247
Spontaneous version 18
External version successful 146
External version not successful 83
Allowed to go to term as Breech 83
Not recognised as Breech before labour 3
DENTAL TREATMENT.
No. of cases referred to Borough Dental Surgeons 881
No. of cases referred to Private Dental Surgeons 92
No. of cases refusing dental treatment 47
No. of cases seen too late for necessary dental treatment 51
TUBERCULOSIS.
Referred from Tuberculosis Officer because of pregnancy 9
Referred to Tuberculosis Officer for opinion on lung
condition 12
VENEREAL DISEASE.
Gonorrhoea Total cases 12
Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic 12
Syphilis Total cases 4
Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic 4
Non-Venereal 23
Independent Midwives Cases.
These cases may be summarised as follows:—
Total number of midwives' cases during 1943 138
Number of cases sent for one consultation only 94
Number of cases supervised entirely 44