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
Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Attendant circumstances —
| Instrumental delivery | 4 |
| Long labour | 5 |
| Prematurity | 5 |
| Breech delivery | 4 |
| Twin pregnancy | 1 |
| Ante-partum hæmorrhage | 3 |
| Foetal abnormality incompatible with separate existence | 4 |
| No abnormal cause or circumstance elicited | 8 |
| 34 |
Post-Natal Clinics.
| Clinic. | First attendances. | Re- attendances. | Aver. att'dancc per session. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stag Lane | 94 | 27 | 6 |
| Perrin Road | 54 | 39 | 4 |
| One Tree Hill | 65 | 19 | 4 |
| Totals | 213 | 85 | — |
Test feeding scales issued on loan to 217 mothers.
Special Milk Grants.
Liquid milk: Nil supplied. Grants of dried milk and other
accessory foods amounting to £24 Is. 9½. made during the year.
Maternity Outfits.
Number of maternity outfits supplied: 501.
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