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THORPE COOMBE MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
CLINICAL REPORT FOR 1941.
Following the evacuation of many expectant mothers in the late
months of 1940, bookings for confinement in the Hospital, for
the first four months of this year, were reduced to about
66 per cent, of the usual figure. In the second half of the year
they were again at pre-war level. It has since been found
necessary to restrict bookings, in order that the upper Block
shall be occupied only by ambulant patients, who could - in the
event of an air raid - walk to the Shelter Room in the Nurses Home.
DETAILS OF THE .YORK OF THE HOSPITAL.
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Ante-Natal Clinics.
Number of Clinics held:- 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937.
(a) Consultant's Clinics 12 8 8 12 12
x (b) Resident Obstetrician's Clinics 154 301 176 155 129
(c) Midlives' Clinics 285 1 33 2 3 4 2 9 4 549
Totals 449 442 418 461 490
x In 1940 and part of 1939 the Assistant Medical Officer was
also responsible for a number of the Clinics.
Number of Expectant Mothers who
attended Ante-Natal Clinics 824 750 733 702 753
Total attendances at Ante-Natal Clinics:-
(a) New patients 824 750 733 702 753
(b) Old patients 5661 6679 5750 6032 5501
Totals 6485 7429 6483 6734 6254
A number of patients who attended the Ante-Natal Clinics this
year, were evacuated in late pregnancy.
Total number of attendances at:-
(a) Consultant's Clinics 110 85 117 186
(b) Resident Obstetrician's Clinics 2507 5547 2904 2229 2382
(c) Midwives Clinics 3868 1797 3462 4319 3872
Totals 6485 7429 6483 6734 6254
Average attendance per session:-
(a) Consultant's Clinics 9.16 8.62 14.62 15.5
(b) Resident Obstetrician's Clinics16.27 18.42 16.5 14.38 16.9
(c) Midwives' Clinics 13.66 13.51 14.79 14.69 11.0
Post-Natal Clinics.
Number of Clinics 52
Number of attendances:-.
(a) New patients - 315; (b) Old patients - 149; Total - 464.
Average attendance per session was:- 8.92.
The percentage of new patients relative to the number of
confinements in the Hospital was 48.83.
Admissions to the Hospital - 1941 14940 1939 1938 1937.
717 817 675 775 729
(a) Ante-natal admissions were 101
(30 patients delivered before discharge).
(b) For confinement 615
(c) Post-natal 1
Total 717
(these include 10 unbooked cases)
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