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Walthamstow 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Miss Helen Rodway, F.R .C.O.G., submits the following report:—

Miss Helen Rodway, F.R .C.O.G., submits the following report:—

No. of Sessions.No. of Attendances.Total.Average Attendance per Session.
New Patients.Old Patients.
(a) Tuesday Afternoon624291,4221,85135.6
(b) Saturday Morning2411714125810.7
Totals . .765461,5632,10927.7 .
(c) Tuesday Morning2460*345+40516.8

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*These patients were transferred from the Post-natal or Gynecological Clinics,
† A number of gynæcological patients' attendances are included in this figure.

Table: Summary of New Cases:—

Summary of New Cases:—

Tuesday afternoon.Saturday morning.Total.
For diagnosis or complications of pregnancy15956215
Sterility31738
Gynaecological14743190
Post-natal12214
Medical14418
Surgical9—9
Contraceptive55560
Not classified2——
Totals429117546

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The number of patients referred to the Clinic by medical
practitioners was 144.
The number of patients transferred to Hospital was 45. This
figure does not include those transferred to Hospital for confinement.

Table: Comparison of attendances with previous years:—

Comparison of attendances with previous years:—

1947.1946.1945.1944.1943.1942.1941.1940.1939.1938.
New Cases546610616444524424299260329319
Old Cases15631,7451,6651,6301,6181,3031,0231,1831,2341,179
Totals21092,3552,2812,0742,1421,7271,3221,4431,5631,498