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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following work was undertaken for the Maternity and
Child Welfare Patients:—
New Dentures 23
Crowns 3
Repairs 6
CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
(Section 22)
ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL SERVICES
The following table summarises the attendances at the Clinics held:—
| New Patients— | Ante-Natal | Post-Natal |
|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital | 1,132 | 1,012 |
| Low Hall Lane Clinic | 131 | 63 |
| Silver dale Road Clinic | 27 | 8 |
| West Avenue | 3 | 2 |
| District Nurses' Training Home and Midwives' Homes | 304 | – |
| Totals | 1,597 | 1,085 |
| Total Attendances— | Ante-Natal | Post-Natal |
| Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital | 10,838 | 1,163 |
| Low Hall Lane Clinic | 760 | 80 |
| Silverdale Road Clinic | 120 | 11 |
| West Avenue Clinic (part year only) | 20 | 1 |
| District Nurses' Training Home and Midwives' Homes | 2,072 | 29 |
| Totals | 13,810 | 1,284 |
Blood grouping/Haemoglobin estimation and Rhesus and Kahn
tests were carried out for all patients attending Ante-Natal Clinics.
All Rhesus negative results were verified at a second laboratory
and repeated at the 20th and 34th weeks of pregnancy. Facilities
were also available at Thorpe Coombe on Sunday mornings (by
courtesy of Miss Rodway, Consultant Obstetrician) for Rhesus
tests to be carried out on the husbands of Rhesus negative women,
when they were unable to attend at the ordinary weekly
clinic.