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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
Leyton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Centre. | First Attendances. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacheroft Road | |||
| Park House Clinic, | |||
| Leyton Green Clinic- | |||
| Wednesday | |||
| Friday | |||
The total number of first attendances was 427, the
corresponding figure for 1934 being 401. The total number of
attendances at all clinics during the year was 1,025 the average
attendance per session being 7.88.
Of the 427 expectant mothers who made first attendances during 1935, 133 had not been confined by the end of the year and the results of these cases will be included in the Annual Report for 1936. Oil the other hand, 123 cases were carried over from 1934, and, when these are included, details of 417 cases are available. Of that number 11 were not pregnant, and the following table deals with the attendances of the remaining 406.
| Number of Expectant Mothers who attended. 406 | Percentage of Primigravida1. 39.16 | Percentage of Multiparae. 60.84 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Attended before 24th week of pregnancy | %* 36.47 "(37.03) | %* 27.12 °(28.75) |
| 2. Attended after 24th week and before 30th week | 21.38 (22.96) | 17.40 (20.83) |
| 3. Attended after 30th woek and before 36th week | 6.28 (7.40) | 6.47 (7.91) |
| 4. Transferred | 27.67 (20.00) | 23.48 (12.08) |
| 5. Unsatisfactory | 8.17 (12.59) | 25.50 (30.41) |
* Figures for previous year (1934) shown in brackets.
In the above table the percentages shown (1,2 and 3) include
only those who continued to attend and who made from two to
eight attendances. That is to say, 64 per cent, of the primigravida?
and 51 per cent, of the multiparae were, on the whole, satisfactory