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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
Willesden 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No . 50.
Reasons for Sending for Medical Help.
| For Mother. | Medical Help sought by Midwives. | For Child. | Medical Help sought by Midwives. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living in Willesden. | Living outside Willesden. | Living in Willesden. | Living outside Willesden. | ||
| Ante-Natal examinations | - | - | Abscess in neck | 1 | - |
| Ante-partum hæmorrhage | 3 | 6 | Baby found dead | - | 1 |
| Albumen in urine | 2 | 1 | Bleeding from rectum | 1 | - |
| ? Anæmia | 1 | - | |||
| Abnormal presentation | 2 | 1 | |||
| Complicated breech presentation | 4 | - | Cyanosis of infant Continuous Vomiting | 1 | 2 |
| Cough and pain in chest | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dangerous feebleness | 3 | - | |||
| Collapsed condition of patient after delivery | 1 | -« | |||
| Discharge from eyes | 1 | 6 | |||
| Delayed labour | 3 | 1 | Foetal distress Hæmorrhage from | 1 | -- |
| Delayed second stage of labour | 8 | 1 | |||
| umbilical cord cord | 1 | - | |||
| Laceration of perineum | 22 | 8 | |||
| Insufficient Breast milk | - | 1 | |||
| Miscarriage | 1 | 1 | |||
| Post partum haemorrhage | 1 | 2 | Premature baby | 5 | 1 |
| Retention of urine | 2 | - | |||
| Persistent posterior position | 3 | - | Septic finger | 1 | - |
| Suspicious spots on body | 1 | 1 | |||
| Persistent rapid pulse rate | - | 1 | |||
| Spina bifida | - | 1 | |||
| Persistent vomiting | - | 1 | Unsatisfactory condition of child | - | 1 |
| Pyelitis of pregnancy | 1 | - | |||
| Pain in left side with vomiting and diarrhœa | - | 2 | Watery blisters on face | - | 1 |
| Report on right leg before discharge of patient | 1 | - | |||
| Rise of temperature | 8 | 1 | |||
| Retained placenta | 3 | 1 | |||
| Sore throat and general debility | - | 1 | |||
| Symptoms of influenza | 1 | - | |||
| Secondary Postpartum hæmorrhage | 1 | - | |||
| Swelling of legs and backache | 1 | - | |||
| Threatened miscarriage | 3 | - | |||
| ?Thrombosis of leg | 1 | 1 | |||
| Varicose veins | - | 4 | |||
| Varicose ulcer and œdema | 1 | - | |||
| Varicose veins and cough | - | 1 | |||
| Total | 73 v. | 40 | 19 | 16 | |
| 113 | 35 | ||||
Table No. 51.
Fees Paid to Medical Practitioners under Section 14 of the Midwives Act, 1918.
1st January to 31st December, 1936.
Number of notifications of Sending for Medical Help 148
,, ,, ,, in respect of which fees paid 92
Total fees paid by Council £111 16s. Od.