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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Leyton Green Health Centre. | |
|---|---|
| Number of Sessions | 12 |
| Letters of Invitation | 166 |
| First Attendances | 91 |
| Re-attendances | 65 |
Report by Dr. Anne S. Clark, M.B., Ch.B.
During the year 12 sessions of the Post-Natal and Gynaecological
Clinic were held. The number of new patients who attended
was 91, out of 166 who received appointments to attend (= 54.82
per cent.). Of these, 66 were post-natal (i.e., they had had
confinements within the previous three months); and 25 were
gynaecological.
The disposal of these cases was as follows:—
Discharged after one attendance 41
Re-attended for examination and treatment 50
The total number of attendances was 156. The average
attendance per session was 13.00—with a maximum of 19 and
a minimum of 5.
Free medical prescriptions were issued in 41 cases at a total
cost of £8 lis. 1d.; and 16 prescriptions were issued for payment
by the patients.
The following are the main conditions which have been found on examination:—
| Prolapse of the uterus | 1 |
| Subinvolution of the uterus | 6 |
| Cystocele and rectocele | 2 |
| Retroversion of the uterus | 8 |
| Anaemia | 3 |
| Defective perineum | 1 |
| Cervical erosion | 6 |
| Cervical polypus | 1 |
| Vaginitis | 2 |
| Sterility | 1 |
| Pregnancy | 2 |
| Birth control | 22 |