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Kingston upon Thames 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(b) (iii ) Puerperal Pyrexia.
Twenty-three cases were notified during 1945. An analysis is shown below, together with figures for the years 1941 - 1944 for purposes of comparison.
| Cases | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | Total notified | 37 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 23 |
| (b) | Number of (i) Kingston residents | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| (ii) Extra district residents | 34 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
| (c) | Number included in (a) Notified from Kingston County Hospital. | 34 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 21 |
| (a) | Number included in (a) Notified by private doctors | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| (e) | Number of eases included in (d) removed to hospital | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
3. II MATERNITY SERVICES.
(a) Ante-Natal Services.
The Ante-Natal Services in the Borough can be divided
into two parts
(a) The Borough Ante-Natal Services - for patients
where confinement is undertaken by a midwife at home of the
mother. These patients are seen at the Borough Ante-Natal
Clinic, Grange Road.
(b) The Hospital Ante-Natal Service - for patients
who have arranged to be admitted to the Kingston County
Hospital for the confinement. These patients are seen at
the Kingston County Hospital Ante-Natal Clinics at Grange
Road.
The majority of ante-natal cases whose confinement
is undertaken by a midwife, attend the Borough Ante-Natal
Clinic, and are seen by a member of the Kingston County
Hospital staff, a lesser number of cases attending their
family doctor.
The following table gives the number of patients attending the Borough Ante-Natal Clinics during 1945 and preceding years, together with the total attendances made and the numbers referred to Kingston County Hospital for further investigation:
| 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 134 | 134 | 144 | 142 | 126 |
| No. of attendances | 603 | 548 | 744 | 701 | 671 |
| A.N. Patients referred to Kingston County Hospital | 34 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 23 |