Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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T able XI.
| (i) twins | 6 |
| (ii) abortions | 18 |
| (iii) stillbirths | 11 |
| (iv) other conditions | 17 |
| (b) Abnormalities of the mother— | |
| (i) unsatisfactory measurements | 20 |
| (ii) post partum hemorrhage | 10 |
| (iii) ante partum haemorrhage | 2 |
| (iv) albuminuria | 4 |
| (v) high blood pressure (exceeding 140 systolic or 90 diastolic other than on the first attendance) | 32 |
| (vi) other conditions | 32 |
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T able XII.
| Seen by medical officer: | |
| Infants | 2,125 |
| Children at ordinary clinics | 626 |
| Children at toddlers' clinics | 226 |
| Weighing only: | |
| Infants | 3,409 |
| Children | 358 |
| New cases (included in above): | |
| Infants | 331 |
| Children | 48 |
| Seen by medical officer: | |
| Infants | 3,077 |
| Children at ordinary clinics | 1,120 |
| Children at toddlers' clinics | 251 |
| Weighing only: | |
| Infants | 1,349 |
| Children | 311 |
| New cases (included in above): Infants | 301 |
| Children | 29 |
| Total attendances | 12,852 |
The total attendances at the clinics during the past six years have been as follows:—
1938 I4,351 1941 11,109
1939 I5,452 1942 13,346
1940 12,033 1943 12,852
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