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Southall 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Of the total cases seen, 568 (544 new cases and 24 brought forward from 1940),
430 were completed during the year, 12 were non-pregnant, 24 left the district, and 102
were uncompleted at the end of the year. This report, therefore, deals with 422 completed
cases, 48 for 1940 and 382 occurring in 1941.
Of these cases 363 were normal and 67 showed abnormalities.
Table No. 16.
| Primipara | Multipara | Delivered at home | Admitted to hospital or Nursing Home | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primipara | Multipara | Primipara | Multipara | |||
| Normal cases | 155 | 208 | 81 | 151 | 74 | 57 |
| Abnormal cases | 37 | 3° | 7 | 19 | 30 | 11 |
Of the cases dealt with therefore 192, or 44 per cent., were primiparae (against
39 per cent. in 1940) and of these 104, or 54 per cent. (against 43 per cent. in 1940),
were confined in hospital, while 68 cases, or 28 per cent. (against 29 per cent.) of the
multiparae were also confined in hospital.
The following table gives the chief abnormalities found during the year
Table No. 17.
| (a) Abnormalities of the foetus— | |
| (i) twins | 6 |
| (ii) abortions | 13 |
| (iii) stillbirths | 9 |
| (iv) other conditions (b) Abnormalities of the mother— | 12 |
| (i) unsatisfactory measurements | 26 |
| (ii) post partum haemorrhage | 4 |
| (iii) ante partum haemorrhage (iv) albuminuria | 3 13 |
| (v) high blood pressure (exceeding 140 systolic or 90 diastolic other than on the first attendance) | 43 |
| (vi) other conditions | 27 |
| 1 |
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics
The attendances at the Child Welfare clinics during 1941 are shown in the
following table:—
| Seen by medical officer: | |
| Infants | 2,771 |
| Children at ordinary clinics | 878 |
| Children at toddlers' clinics | 202 |