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Walthamstow 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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THORPE COOMBE MATERNITY HOME
CLINICAL REPORT.
The statistical detail has been arranged, as far as possible, in
the form recommended by the Sub-Committee of the Section of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Royal Society of Medicine for
the unification of Maternity Hospital Reports.
Statistics for the years 1934 and 1935 are included in the report
for comparison with the present year.
| Number of Ante-Natal Clinics held :— | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936. | 1935. | 1934 | |
| Consultants' Clinics | 12 | 21 | 39 |
| Doctors' Clinics | 117 | 125 | — |
| Midwives' Clinics:— | |||
| 202 | 121 | — | |
| 150 | 104 | 165 | |
| Total | 481 | 371 | 204 |
| Number of expectant mothers who attended the Ante-Natal Clinics:— | |||
| (i) Primiparae | 434 | 457 | 187 |
| (ii) Multiparae | 257 | 305 | 184 |
| Total | 691 | 762 | 371 |
| Total attendances made :— | |||
| (a) New patients | 691 | 762 | 371 |
| (b) Old patients | 5,354 | 4,543 | 1,745 |
| Total | 6,045 | 5,305 | 2,116 |
| Average attendance per session :— | |||
| (a) Booking Clinic | 3.4 | 14.3 | 12.8 |
| 19.1 | |||
| Number of patients admitted to the Maternity Home during the antenatal period | 137 | 97 | 29 |