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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Midwives | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County Council | Attached to the Lady Rayleigh Training Home Beechcroft Road | ||
| Cases attended - | |||
| (a) As Midwives | 76 | 140 | 216 |
| (b) As Maternity Nurses | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| Ante-natal Visits | 315 | 1134 | 1449 |
| Ante-natal Examinations | 596 | 2247 | 2843 |
| Post-natal Visits | 1360 | 5867 | 7227 |
| Administrations of Gas and Air Analgesia | 81 | 112 | 193 |
| Administration of Pethidine | 71 | 80 | 151 |
| Administration of Trilene | - | 34 | 34 |
| Percentage of administrations | 78.1 |
| Where the Medical Practitioner had arranged to attend the patient | 37 |
| Others | 62 |
| Number of Accounts received | 47 |
| Total amount paid to Medical practitioners | £120.1.6d. |
| Number of outfits issued to Expectant Mothers | 238 |
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