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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
Ealing 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| 1930-31 | 561 |
| 1931-32 | 546 |
| 1932-33 | 524 |
The cases came from the Districts as follows :—
| Month. | Ealing. | Brentford and Chiswick. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 28 | 21 | 49 |
| May | 25 | 13 | 38 |
| June | 31 | 8 | 39 |
| July | 27 | 12 | 39 |
| August | 32 | 21 | 53 |
| September | 25 | 18 | 43 |
| October | 31 | 17 | 48 |
| November | 31 | 13 | 44 |
| December | 30 | 14 | 44 |
| January | 29 | 15 | 44 |
| February | 23 | 16 | 39 |
| March | 28 | 16 | 44 |
| 340 | 184 | 524 |
No cases were admitted from outside districts.
Emergency Cases. Two emergency cases were admitted during
the year. Both were cases of central placenta praevia. In the
one the pregnancy terminated at 28 weeks and the other at 36
weeks' duration. In the former the child died after 1½ hours,
in the latter the child survived. In both cases the mother made
good recovery from the labour, but in the first case developed a
mild phlebitis during the puerperium.
Ante-natal Cases. Fifty-two ante-natal cases were admitted.
Twenty of the 52 were discharged improved, to return later for
the confinement.