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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
Southall-Norwood 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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the district. These therefore are omitted from this report which deals with
225 completed cases, 03 for 1935 and 162 occurring in 1936.
Of these cases 200 were normal and 25 showed abnormalities.
Table No. 15.
| Primipara | Multipara | Delivered at home | Admitted to hospital or Nursing Home | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primipara | Multipara | Primipara | Multipara | |||
| Normal cases | 73 | 127 | 30 | 83 | 43 | 44 |
| Abnormal cases | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 8 |
Of the cases dealt with therefore 86, or 38 per cent., were primiparae
(against 45 per cent. in 1935) and of these 61, or 71 per cent. (against 70 per
cent. in 1935) were confined in hospital, while 52 cases or 37 per cent. (against
50 per cent.) of the multiparae were also confined in hospital.
The following table gives the chief abnormalities found during the year:
Table No. 16.
| (a) | Abnormalities of the foetus— | |
| (i) twins | 3 cases | |
| (ii) abortions | 1 case | |
| (iii) stillbirths | 9 cases | |
| (iv) other conditions | 3 „ | |
| (b) | Abnormalities of the mother— | |
| (i) unsatisfactory measurements | 51 | |
| (ii) heart disease | 8 | |
| (iii) ante partum haemorrhage | 3 | |
| (iv) albuminuria | 9 | |
| (v) high blood pressure (exceeding 140 systolic or 90 diastolic other than on the first attendance) | 41 | |
| (vi) other conditions | 12 | |
| 4 | ||
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics.
In October, 1936, a special session for pre-school medical inspection and
treatment was started: at the Manor House on the first and third Wednesdays
in the month at 10 a.m.; at the Branch centre on the second and fourth
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