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Bromley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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ANTE-NATAL CLINIC.
The Ante-Natal Clinic is held at the North Clinic, Station
Road, with sessions as follows:—
Mondays at 2 p.m. with Doctor and Midwife.
Mondays at 4.30 p.m. with Midwife.
Thursdays at 2 p.m. with Doctor and Midwife.
At the Thursday sessions there are additional medical
attendances for taking blood tests regarding investigations into
the Rh factor in an endeavour to combat the high infantile
mortality prevalence among the under one week babies.
Vitamin K. is also available for similar purposes.
The activities of the Ante-Natal Clinic is indicated in the following figures for 1946:—
| No. of sessions—by the Doctor and midwife | 97 |
| No. of sessions—by midwives | 49 |
| New cases examined by the Doctor during 1946 | 489 |
| Total of all medical examinations during 1946 | 753 |
| Total of all midwives' examinations during 1946 | 501 |
| No. of blood tests Rh Wasserman Blood grouping (commenced August, 1946) | 175 |
DENTAL SCHEME FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND NURSING MOTHERS.
Patients needing dental attention are referred to Mr. J. H. Glen, Dental Officer. Statistical records of this work for the year, 1946 are as follows:—
| Attendances for—extractions | 92 |
| fillings | 159 |
| dentures | 181 |
| other operations | 203 |
| Total attendances | 635 |
| Discharged treatment completed | 82 |
| Dentures fitted | 76 |
| Fillings done | 190 |
| Extractions done | 316 |
| Gas administrations | 53 |
| No. of sessions held | 1221/3 |