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
Southall 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table XIX.
| Medical Help, Mothers and Children | 127 |
| Laying out dead body | 2 |
| Liability to be a source of infection | 8 |
| Death of child | 5 |
| Stillbirths | 4 |
| Artificial feeding | 5 |
The reasons for sending 127 notifications for medical help were as follows:—
Table XX.
| During pregnancy | 6 |
| For miscarriage | 8 |
| During labour | 72 |
| During puerperium | 19 |
| Infant conditions | 22 |
Table XXI.
| Number sent to the dentist for inspection | 113 |
| Number inspected | 113 |
| Number for whom treatment was completed | 75 |
| Number of completed dentures | 51 |
| Number of fillings | 108 |
| Number of local anaesthetics | 11 |
| Number of general anaesthetics | 72 |
| Total number of attendances and re-attendances | 535 |
| Number sent for inspection | 63 |
| Number inspected | 63 |
| Number for whom treatment was completed | 57 |
| Number of fillings | 9 |
| Number of local anaesthetics | — |
| Number of general anaesthetics | 55 |
| Total number of attendances and re-attendances to dentist | 124 |
These figures show a total number of 659 attendances compared with 681 in 1941,
724 in 1940 and 813 in 1939.
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