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Croydon 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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ANTE-NATAL SUPERVISION.
| 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of Sessions at Ante-Natal Clinics held | 551 | 601 |
| No. of individuals who attended | 3,783 | 4,092 |
| No. of previous year's cases continuing attendance | 982 | 939 |
| No. of new cases | 2,824 | 3,153 |
| No. of cases undelivered on 31st December | 939 | 1,177 |
| Total attendances made | 21,141 | 22,663 |
| Average attendances per session | 39 | 38 |
| No. of cases delivered in hospital as Booked cases | 1,584 | 1,684 |
| No. of cases delivered by Municipal Midwives. | 991 | 1,015 |
| No. of cases delivered at other places under the care of private doctors or midwives | 425 | 150 |
| No. of patients found not to be pregnant | 25 | 28 |
| No. of patients referred to hospital for Ante- Natal treatment | 267 | 359 |
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 1945 the Obstetric Service dealt with 2,840 out of
the total births allocated to the Borough.
Major Ante-Natal Conditions treated at the Ante-Natal Clinic.
| BREECH PRESENTATION | ||
| Breech presentation diagnosed | 215 | |
| Spontaneous version | 19 | |
| External version successful | 138 | |
| External version not successful | 37 | |
| Allowed to go to term as Breech | 18 | |
| Not recognised as Breech before labour | 3 | |
| DENTAL TREATMENT. | ||
| No. of cases referred to Borough Dental Surgeons | 912 | |
| No. of cases referred to Private Dental Surgeons | 63 | |
| No. of cases refusing dental treatment | 37 | |
| No. of cases seen too late for necessary dental treatment | 45 | |
| TUBERCULOSIS. | ||
| Referred from Tuberculosis Officer because of pregnancy | 15 | |
| Referred to Tuberculosis Officer for opinion on lung condition | 18 | |
| VENEREAL DISEASE. | ||
| Gonorrhoea. | Total cases | 7 |
| Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic | 7 | |
| Syphilis | Total cases | 10 |
| Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic | 10 | |
| Non-Venereal | 14 | |