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Southall 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The monthly bookings for each district are included below:—
| Districts | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 9 | - | 3 | 1 |
| February | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| March | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| April | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| May | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| June | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| July | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| August | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| September | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| October | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| November | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| December | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
The number of midwives who during January 1038 gave notice of their
intention to practise in Southall was 13. Of these, 10 were resident in Southall
and 3 were resident outside the district. No midwives were added to this
list between the 31st January 1938 and the end of the year.
The following table, based on material kindly supplied by Dr. J. Tate,
the County Medical Officer of Health, gives information which deals with
notifications relating to Southall, received from all midwives resident in Southall
during the year:—
Table No . 25.
| Medical Help (a) Mother | 81 |
| 23 | |
| Laying out dead body | 2 |
| Liability to be a source of infection | 1 |
| Death of child | 3 |
| Stillbirths | 8 |
| Artificial feeding | 6 |
The reasons for sending 104 notifications for medical help were as
follows:—
Table No . 26
| Ante-natal conditions | 3 |
| Inflammation of, or discharge from, infant eyes | 6 |
| Ruptured perineum | 36 |
| Difficult or prolonged labour | 24 |
| Haemorrhage in the mother | 4 |
| Feeble or premature baby | 11 |
| Miscarriage | 7 |
| Other conditions (a) Mother | 7 |
| 6 |