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Under the terms of an agreement between the Borough Council and the Hospital
a consultative Ante-Natal Clinic is held at the City of London Maternity Hospital.
The following report upon the work done during the year has been received from the
Secretary:—
CITY OF LONDON MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
The Medical Officer of Health,
Shoreditch.
13th March, 1929.
Dear Sir,
I beg to submit the following Report upon the cases from your Borough attended
at our Ante-natal Centre during the year ended 31st December, 1928.
The total number of cases dealt with was 368. Of these 84 were seen and advised
by the Sister attached to the Centre upon the various aspects of their pregnancy.
The remaining 283 were examined by the Obstetric Surgeon in charge of the
Department; the number of examinations by the Surgeon was 630 and by the
Sister 504.
The number of patients delivered on the District during the period under review
was 119 and in the Hospital 200. Urine was tested in all cases.
The list of special features met with is appended herewith.
Yours faithfully,
RALPH B. CANNINGS, K.G,,
Secretary.
SPECIAL FEATURES DURING THE YEAR 1928.
Ante partum Haemorrhage, 4; Albuminuria, 15; Breech, 7; Bad Hearts, 4;
Bad Histories, 13; Caesarean Section, 3; Contracted Pelvis, 20; Decapitation, 1;
Eclampsia, 1; Inductions, 6; Impacted Shoulders, 1; Hernia, 1; Prolapsed Cord, 4;
Post partum Haemorrhage, 4; Placenta Praevia, 2; Para typhoid, 1; Pyelitis, 2;
Post-mature, 2; Premature Babies, 5; Pneumonia, 1; Spina Bifida, 2; Twins,
2 sets; Transverse, 1; Tuberculosis, 2; Varicose Veins, 8; Version-Breech to
Vertex, 15 ; Vomiting, 1.
REPORT ON LIGHT CLINIC AT MODEL WELFARE CENTRE.
By Dr. James Fanning,
Assistant Medical Officer of Health.
The Ultra-Violet Light Clinic at the Model Welfare Centre was opened on 31st
May, 1926, and the following is an account of cases treated there from that date to
the end of 1928.
The lamp in use is the K.B.B. Mercury Vapour type. The routine first exposure
has been one minute at a distance of three feet, and this has been gradually increased
to a maximum of from seven to fifteen minutes. The length of time individual cases
have been under treatment has varied greatly. It has been very difficult to draw
any definite conclusion as to the optimum period over which treatment should be