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Walthamstow 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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INFESTATION
The steps taken to combat infestation include cleanliness
inspections and treatment at Clinics (which includes the supply of
Suleo and of steel combs at cost price).
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
This is referred to in Section F of the Report.
MATERNAL MORTALITY
This matter is referred to in Section A of the Report.
WOMEN'S CLINIC
This Clinic continued on the same lines as in previous years at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital, under the clinical charge of Miss Helen Rodway, F.R.C.O.G., who states that the number of patients attending has been as follows :—
| New Cases. | Attendances. | |
| 1950 | 34 | 475 |
| 1951 | 19 | 444 |
| 1952 | 24 | 411 |
| 1953 | 28 | 337 |
| 1954 | 25 | 314 |
MIDWIFERY
(Section 23)
There were 32 practising midwives in the Borough at the end
of 1954, including those at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital.
Medical supervision was carried out by the Medical Staff and
non'medical supervision by the Superintendent of the Nurses
Training Home.
The following table shows the work done by Midwives during 1954 :—
| No. of confinements attended as a Midwife | 1,273 |
| confinements attended as a Maternity Nurse | 270 |
| „ Medical Aid Notices sent | 511 |
| ,, Twin Births notified | 19 |
| ,, Stillbirths Notified | 6 |
| Notifications of Artificial Feeding | 12 |
| ,, Discharging Eyes | 1 |
| „ Deaths Notified | 3 |