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Of the cases attended, the medical ones were either
referred to patients' individual medical attendants or were
sent to hospital with an accompanying explanatory
letter; the cases in which surgical treatment was indicated
numbered seven, and these were sent to hospital.
The remainder of the patients were treated at the clinic
by myself, and in some cases, where special home treatment
was required, the necessary arrangements were
made for this to be given by the District Nurses.
Amongst the diseases treated it is to be observed
that some cases of subinvolution of the uterus, erosion
of the cervix and prolapsus uteri have been treated and
re-treated at several sessions, but although in the main
the patients have attended with regularity it is felt that
to treat adequately complaints of those kinds more
frequent attendances would produce more speedy and
effective results, as two attendances per mensem are
not really sufficient; particularly as a patient may be for
private reasons sometimes unable to have treatment at
a particular session, which means of course an interval
of a month between two treatments.
I would not like to conclude this short resume
of the year's work without placing upon record my
appreciation of the assistance which has been rendered
by the Health Visitors, and also that the patients have
attended with commendable regularity and have seemed
to welcome the advice and the attention which thev
received.
26th April, 1937.
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BIRTH CONTROL.
Special sessions at which birth control advice is given
were established at the same time as was the Gynaecological
Clinic.
A Report by Mrs. E. Fisher, M.D., D.P.H., is submitted:—
The total number of attendances at the clinic since
its opening (on the first and third Tuesdays of each
month) has been 60. Of this number 46 are new cases
and 14 are return visits.
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