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Leyton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The total number of first attendances was 465, the
corresponding figure for 1936 being 430. The total number of
attendances at all clinics during the year was 1,388, the average
attendance per session being 13.09.
Of that number 11 were not pregnant, and the following table deals with the attendances of the remaining 465 cases.
| Number of Expectant Mothers who attended. 465 | Percentage of Primigravidae. 42.15 | Percentage of Multipara. 57.85 |
|---|---|---|
| %* | %* | |
* Figures for previous year (1936) shown in brackets.
In the above table the percentages shown (1, 2 and 3) include
only those who continued to attend and who made from two to
eight attendances. That is to say, 69 per cent. of the primigravidae
and 65 per cent. of the multiparas were, on the whole, satisfactory
in their attendance; (4) includes those who were transferred to
hospital after one attendance, or who ceased to attend for some
other known reason, e.g., removal from district, etc. The unsatisfactory
group (5) includes both those who attended early in
pregnancy but did not attend regularly, and those whose first
attendance was made so late in pregnancy that it was possible to
see them once only.
Thirty-nine point nought-seven per cent. of expectant mothers
attended of their own accord or on the advice of a friend or relative.
Forty-six point sixty-three per cent. were sent by their midwives
and 8 cases were advised to attend by their own doctors.