London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Waltham Forest 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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The work of the Council's Midwives was as follows:-
| 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domiciliary confinements attended under N.H.S. arrangements where: | |||
| (a) doctor was not booked | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| (b) a doctor was booked | 656 | 743 | 785 |
| Cases delivered in hospital and other institutions but discharged and attended before tenth day | 825 | 637 | 679 |
| Miscarriages attended | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| New cases booked | 857 | 1,065 | 958 |
| Cases on the books at the end of the year | 337 | 505 | 366 |
| Medical aid notices issued | 22 | - | 12 |
| Visits paid (as midwife): | |||
| (a) Ante-natal | 4,315 | 4,842 | 5,876 |
| (b) Nursing | 16,081 | 15,741 | 14,791 |
| (c) Other post-natal | 1,134 | 769 | 676 |
| Total Visits | 21,530 | 21 ,352 | 21,343 |
Administration of Analgesics
Cases in which Gas and Air was administered 3
Cases in which Trilene was administered 52 22 24
Cases in which Entonox was administered 313 436 487
Cases in which Pethidine or a related compound was
administered 281 261 287
Clinic Sessions
Number of sessions attended:
(a) General practitioner's clinics 1,369 I ,290 1,441
(b) Midwife's clinics 371 412 444
Number of ante-natal examinations by the midwife:
(a) General practitioner's clinics 12,900 10,542 10,587
(b) Midwife's clinics 1,750 2,273 2,601
Number of women attending midwife's clinics who had
not previously attended any ante-natal clinic in the
current year 810 423 474
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