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Walthamstow 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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WOMEN'S CLINIC.- Sessions were held weekly, with one consultant
session monthly.
Miss Helen Rodway, M„R.C.C,G., submits the following report:-
The number of patients attending the Clinic was well maintained
until the end of August, from which time there was a definite
decrease.
The total number of attendances during the year was 1,443; this
includes attendances by 260 new patients, 230 of whom attended
during the first seven months of 1940.
Number of sessions held:-
(a) Consultant's Clinics 11
(b) Assistant Medical Officer's
Clinics 53
(c) Senior Sister's Clinics 12
Total 76
Comparison with previous years.
(a) Consultant's Clinics, (b) Assistant Medical Officer's Clinics, (c) Senior Sister's Clinics.
| 1940 | 1939 | 1938 | 1937 | 1936 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases | Old Cases | Now Cases | Old Cases | New Cases | Old Cases | Now Cases | Old Cases | New Cases | Old Cases | |
| (a) | 1 | 124 | 7 | 115 | 125 | 14 | 124 | 17 | ||
| (b) | 259 | 1031 | 329 | 1077 | 298 | 1048 | 251 | 833 | 259 | 589 |
| (c) | - | 28 | - | 42 | - | 6 | - | - | - | |
| 260 | 1183 | 336 | 1234 | 319 | 1179 | 265 | 957 | 276 | 697 | |
Average attendance Per session
| Net," 'Cases | Cld•Cases | |||||
| (a) Consultant's Clinics | . 090 | 11.27 | ||||
| (b) Assistant Medical Officer's Clinics | 4.88 | 19.45 | ||||
| (c) Senior Sister's Clinics | - | 2.33 | ||||
| Summary of New Cases. | ||||||
| 193 | ||||||
| Ante-natal | 43 | Surgical | 19 | |||
| Post-natal | 5 | Medical | 26 | |||
| Gynaecological | 137 | Contraceptive | 12 | |||
| Sterility | 8 | Not classified | 10 | |||
| 193 | Total | 260 | ||||
| Referred to Clinic from Private Doctors | 25 | |||||
| Referredto Private Doctors | 10 | |||||
| Referred to the south London Hospital for Women | 6 | |||||
| Referred to the South London Hospital (Operations performed) | 2 | |||||
| Diagnosis and Operation | Admitted | Discharged | No. of days. | |||
| Papilloma of Bladder | 20.4.40 | 24.4.40 | 4 | |||
| Diathermy to Papilloma of Bladder | ||||||
| Ditto | 6.9.40 | 11.9.40 | 5 | |||
| Uterine Fibroid-Hysterectomy | 18.6.40 | 2.7.40 | 14 | |||
| Total | 23 | |||||
Referred to other hospitals 8.
The 3 in-patients spent a total of 23 days in hospital.
In addition, 4 out-patients made 10 attendances.
The Council made a grant of £30 to the Hospital.
7.