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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
East Ham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The visits made by the Health Visitors during 1938 were 15,270.
| Visits to infants under one year of age | 6171 |
| Visits to children over one year of age | 7892 |
| Visits to tonsils and adenoid cases | 59 |
| Visits to ante-natal cases, first visits | 641 |
| Visits to ante-natal cases, revisits | 45 |
| Visits to foster mothers | 149 |
| Special visits not included in the above group | 313 |
| 15270 |
The work of the health visitors in the Homes of the
Borough.
Given in the Report for the year 1937.
Still Births
The number of still births registered during 1938 was 68.
The proportion of still births to live births was as 1 to 27.
The still birth rate was 35.7 per 1,000 live and still births.
On investigation it was found that in 55 cases the months of pregnancy at which the still births took place were as follows:—
| 7th month | 3 |
| 8th month | 15 |
| 9th month | 37 |
An analysis of the causes to which the still births were attributable will be found in the following table:—
| Malpresentation | 4 |
| Prolonged labour | 3 |
| Contracted Pelvis | 1 |
| Excessive size of foetus (including post maturity) | 2 |
| Congenital Deformity | 3 |
| Prolapse of Cord | 3 |
| Ante-partum haemorrhage | 3 |
| Albuminuria | 3 |
| Prematurity | 14 |
| Causes unknown | 32 |
| 68 |