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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 54.
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. | ||
| Adherent placenta | — | Abnormality of left hand | 1 | – | |
| Albumen in urine | 4 | — | |||
| Ante-partum haemorrhage | 4 | Asphyxiated baby | 1 | — | |
| Baby looks ill | — | 1 | |||
| Breech presentation | 1 | — | Blisters on fingers | — | 1 |
| Cold and cough | 1 | 4 | Convulsions | 1 | — |
| Critical condition of patient | 1 | — | Discharge from eyes | 1 | 4 |
| Dangerous prematurity | 4 | ||||
| Dangerous hæmorrhoids | 1 | — | |||
| Deformed feet | — | 1 | |||
| Dangerous varicose veins | 1 | – | Excessive vomiting and diarrhoea | 1 | – |
| Delayed first stage of labour | 8 | Feeble baby | 7 | ||
| Feverish condition of baby | 1 | – | |||
| Difficult first labour | 4 | – | |||
| Delayed second stage of labour | 19 | Infant drowsy, colour poor | – | 1 | |
| Extended breech | 1 | Jaundiced baby | 1 | — | |
| Face presentation | 1 | Rash on baby | 3 | 1 | |
| Fainting attack | — | 1 | Septic finger | — | 1 |
| Foetal distress posterior position | 4 | – | Septic spots | 1 | — |
| Suspected pemphigus | 1 | – | |||
| Foot presentation | 1 | — | |||
| Free loss and laceration of soft parts | 1 | – | Suspected Hernia | 1 | — |
| Spina bifida | 1 | — | |||
| High blood pressure and albumen in urine | 1 | 1 | Sticky eyes | 4 | |
| Sudden death of baby | 1 | — | |||
| Inflammation of breast | 2 | 1 | Swelling of labia | 1 | — |
| Wheezy cold on chest | 1 | — | |||
| Laceration of perineum | 40 | 14 | |||
| Miscarriage | 1 | ||||
| Painful breast | 2 | 1 | |||
| Patient collapsed | — | 1 | |||
| Patient feeling ill . | 1 | 1 | |||
| Patient wishing for forceps | 1 | – | |||
| Pain in right side | 1 | — | |||
| Post partum hæmorrhage | 1 | ||||
| Premature labour | 1 | 1 | |||
| Prolapsed cord | 1 | — | |||
| Retained membrane | 1 | — | |||
| Red lochia (excessive) | 1 | — | |||
| Rise of temperature | 4 | 3 | |||
| Severe abdominal pain | 1 | — | |||
| Severe cough | 1 | — | |||
| Swelling of face | 1 | — | |||
| Transverse lie | 1 | — | |||
| Varicose veins | — | ||||
| Total | 120 | 38 | 39 | ||
Table No. 55.
Fees Paid to Medical Practitioners under Section 14 of the Midwives Act, 1918.
1st Tanuary to 31st December, 1937.
| Number of notifications of Sending for Medical Help | 215 |
| „ ,, ,, in respect of which fees paid | 143 |
| Total fees paid by Council | £174 1s. 0d. |