Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following are the main conditions which have been found on examination:—
Subinvolution of the uterus | 11 |
Retroversion of the uterus | 15 |
Defective perineum | 2 |
Cervical erosion | 6 |
Vaginitis | 3 |
Pregnancy | 3 |
Birth control | 15 |
Midwives (8) employed by
Council *(4) | E.C.N.A. (5) Midwives employed by the E.C.N.A. under arrangement made with the Local Supervising Authority in pursuance of Sec. 1 of the Midwives' Act, 1936. | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Cases attended:— | |||
186 | 441 | 627 | |
(6) As Maternity Nurses | 26 | 58 | 84 |
Ante-natal Visits | 512 | 1,964 | 2,476 |
Ante-natal Examinations | 1,614 | 2,917 | 4,531 |
Post-natal Visits | 3,768 | 9,823 | 13,601 |
*An additional Midwife was appointed in September, 1943.
WAR-TIME DAY NURSERIES.
The two War-time Day Nurseries established in the Borough
in 1942 have been well attended during the year.
The following table is a record of the number of children
accommodated in the two Nurseries during the year:—