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East Ham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Work.
An Ante-Natal Clinic is held at:—
The Central Clinic, High Street School, on Friday at 10 a.m.
Church Road Clinic, Manor Park, on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
North Woolwich, on alternate Tuesdays at 2.30 p.m.
During the year the following attendances were recorded:—
| Ante-Natal. | |
| Total number of cases attended | 772 |
| Number of new cases | 653 |
| Subsequent attendances | 2055 |
| Total number of attendances | 2708 |
| Average attendance of expectant mothers per session (excluding North Woolwich) | 25.7 |
| Post-Natal. | |
| Total number of cases attended | 5 |
| Total number of attendances | 11 |
The following table gives an analysis of the pre-maternal cases found to be slightly or seriously abnormal:—
| Contracted pelvis | 9 |
| Albuminuria | 14 |
| Hyperemesis gravidarum | 5 |
| Ante-partum hæmorrhage | 5 |
| Malpresentation | 8 |
| Cervicitis | 8 |
| Valvular disease of heart | 7 |
| Varicose veins | 14 |
| Phlebitis | 2 |
| Anaemia | 13 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 3 |
| Hernia | 1 |
| Fibroids | 2 |
It is satisfactory to note that during this year a larger number
of cases attending the Ante-natal Clinic were sent by midwives,
but I would again urge the necessity of midwives taking more
advantage of the Clinic, and bringing their cases for medical
examination and advice, for though many midwives carry out