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No. of patients found not to be pregnant 29 25
No. of patients referred to hospital for Ante-
Natal treatment 489 267
The conditions for which these were admitted can be ascertained
by reference to the "Booked" columns of the Numerical
Summary of Cases. 8 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 1944 the Obstetric Service dealt with 2,(504 out of
the total births allocated to the Borough.
Major Ante-Natal Conditions treated at the Ante-Natal Clinic.
BREECH PRESENTATION.
Breech presentation diagnosed 211
Spontaneous version 16
External version successful 146
External version not successful 49
Allowed to go to term as Breech 49
Not recognised as Breech before labour 0
DENTAL TREATMENT.
No. of cases referred to Borough Dental Surgeons 700
No. of cases referred to Private Dental Surgeons 91
No. of cases refusing dental treatment 42
No. of cases seen too late for necessary dental treatment 46
TUBERCULOSIS.
Referred from Tuberculosis Officer because of pregnancy 8
Referred to Tuberculosis Officer for opinion on lung
condition 17
VENEREAL DISEASE.
Gonorrhoea Total cases 2
Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic 2
Syphilis Total cases 7
Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic 7
Non-Venereal 5
Independent Midwives Cases.
These cases may be summarised as follows: —
Total number of midwives' cases during 1944 425
Number of cases sent for one consultation only 90
Number of cases supervised entirely 335