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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
Walthamstow 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Summary of Patients.
Albuminuria, hyperpiesis Lumbo-sacral pain 4
and oedema 40 Miscarriage 1
Hyperemesis 2 Threatened miscarriage 3
Hyperemesis and Albumin- Prolapse 1
uria 2 Observation following a
Hydramnios 4 fall 1
Pyelitis 6 Observation—sub-acute
Phlebitis 1 appendicitis 1
Cardiac Disease 6 Patients admitted for
Premature rupture of mem- observation and dis-
branes 3 charged because not
Ante-partum haemorrhage 5 in labour 49
Debility; anaemia 8
Total 137
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| 1936. | 1935. | 1934. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of confinements:— | |||
| (i) Primiparae | 417 | 380 | 112 |
| (ii) Multiparae | 243 | 266 | 117 |
| Total | 660 | 646 | 229 |
| Number of patients delivered by:— | |||
| (i) a doctor | 76 | 82 | 54 |
| (ii) a midwife | 584 | 564 | 195 |
| Total | 660 | 646 | 229 |
| Number of patients admitted in the post-natal period | 1 | 4 | _ |
| Total number of patients admitted:— | |||
| (i) Booked patients | 755 | 735 | 258 |
| (ii) Unbooked patients | 14 | 12 | — |
| Total | 769 | 747 | 258 |
Private Practitioners' booked
cases 33
Reasons for the admission of unbooked patients:—
Pre-eclamptic toxaemia 4 Obstructed labour 1
Hyperemesis 1 Extended breech 1
Hydramnios; toxaemia 1 Arrangement for conAnte-partum
haemorrhage 2 finement not made 2
Disproportion 2
Total 14