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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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In 1940 and part of 1939 the Assistant Medical Officer was also responsible for a number of Clinics.
| Number of Expectant Mothers who attended Ante-natal Clinics:- | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | 1939 | 1938 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 764 | 824 | 750 | 733 | 702 | |
| Total attendances at Ante-natal Clinics:- | |||||
| (a) New Patients | 764 | 824 | 750 | 733 | 702 |
| (b) Old Patients | 6551 | 5661 | 6679 | 5750 | 6032 |
| Totals | 7315 | 6485 | 7429 | 6483 | 6734 |
| Total number of attendances at:- | |||||
| (a) Consultant's Clinics | 124 | 110 | 85 | 117 | 186 |
| (b) Resident Obstetrician's Clinics | 2845 | 2507 | 5547 | 2904 | 2229 |
| (c) Midwives' Clinics | 4346 | 3868 | 1797 | 3462 | 4319 |
| Totals | 7315 | 6485 | 7429 | 6483 | 6734 |
Average attendance per session:-
(a) Consultant's Clinics 10.3 9.16 8.62 14.62 15.5
(b) Resident Ohstetrician's Clinics 19.48 16.27 18.42 16.5 14.38
(c) Midlives' Clinics 15.3 13.66 13.51 14 79 14.69
lost-natal Clinics:-
Number of Clinics 52
Number of Attendances:-
(a) New Patients 504
(b) Old Patients 117
Total 621
Average attendance per session was:- 11.93.
The percentage of new patients relative to the number of
confinements in the Hospital was 62.9
INFANTS.
The number born in the Hospital was 711; this number includes
16 cases of twins, that is 2.3 per cent. of all confinements this
year. (An average figure for twins is 1 per cent.)
The smallest infant - not a twin - weighed 2 lbs. at birth
and was discharged at 3 months weighing 6 lbs. 5 ozs.
BREAST FEEDING.
With the exception of last year, which was our most successful year for breast feeding, our figures are as good, indeed even better, than the several preceding years.
| 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | 1939 | 1938. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | Infants completely breast fed. | 83.9 | 87.6 | 77.4 | 75.9 | 77.0 |
| (b) | Infants partly breast fed. | 12.0 | 9.9 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 17.5 |
| (c) | Infants not breast fed at all. | 4.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
HOETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY.
(a) Stillbirths. Number of cases
Premature, i.e. 5½ lbs. or less 6
Full term, i.e. over 5½ lbs. 16
Total 22
(b) Infant Deaths.
Premature 8
Full term 3
Total 11
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