London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Leyton Green Health Centre. | |
|---|---|
| Number of Sessions | 18 |
| Letters of Invitation | 274 |
| First Attendances | 156 |
| Re-attendances | 141 |
During the year 18 sessions of the Post-Natal and Gynaecological
Clinic were held. The number of new patients who attended
was 158, out of 274 who received appointments to attend (56
per cent.). Of these, 116 were post-natal (i.e., they had had
confinements within the previous three months); and 42 were
gynaecological.
The disposal of these cases was as follows:—
Discharged after one attendance 71
Re-attended for examination and treatment 87
The total number of attendances was 297. The average
attendance per session was 16.5—with a maximum of 22 and
a minimum of 10.
Free medical prescriptions were issued in 95 cases ; and 4
prescriptions were issued for payment by the patients.
The following are the main conditions which have been found on examination:—
| Subinvolution of the uterus | 9 |
| Cystocele and rectocele | 1 |
| Retroversion of uterus | 21 |
| Anaemia | 3 |
| Defective perineum | 1 |
| Vaginitis | 3 |
| Fibroid | 1 |
| Birth control | 47 |
| Ovarian cyst | 4 |