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Leyton 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The total number of first attendances was 430, the
corresponding figure for 1935 being 427. The total number of
attendances at all clinics during the year was 1,158 the average
attendance per session being 11.81.
Of that number 9 were not pregnant, and the following table deals with the attendances of the remaining 376.
| Number of Expectant Mothers who attended. 376 | Percentage of Primigra vidæ. 42.82 | Percentage of Multiparæ. 57.18. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Attended before 24th week of pregnancy | % * 33.54 °(36.47) | % * 35.81 (27.12) |
| 2. Attended after 24th week and before 30th week | 21.74 (21.38) | 15.81 (17.40) |
| 3. Attended after 30th week and before 36th week | 11.18 (6.28) | 8.83 (6.47) |
| 4. Transferred | 22.98 (27.67) | 14.41 (23.48) |
| 5. Unsatisfactory | 10.62 (8.17) | 25.11 (25.50) |
| * Figures for previous year (1935) 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, 66 per cent, of the primigravidæ
and 60 per cent, of the multiparæ were, on the whole, satisfactory
in their attendance; (4) includes those who were transferred to
hospital after one attendance, or who ceased to attend for some
other known reason, e.g., removal from district, etc. The unsatisfactory
group (5) includes both those who attended early in
pregnancy but did not attend regularly, and those whose first
attendance was made so late in pregnancy that it was possible to
see them once only.
Thirty-five point thirty-two per cent, of expectant mothers
attended of their own accord or on the advice of a friend or relative.
Forty-nine point sixty-one per cent, were sent by their midwives
and 6 cases were advised to attend by their own doctors.