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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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T able XIX.
| Medical Help, Mothers and Children | 95 |
| Laying out dead body | — |
| Liability to be a source of infection | 16 |
| Death of child | 1 |
| Stillbirths | 9 |
| Artificial feeding | 15 |
The reasons for sending 95 notifications for medical help were as follows :—
T able XX.
| During pregnancy | 6 |
| For miscarriage | 3 |
| During labour | 61 |
| During puerperium | 10 |
| Infant conditions | 15 |
T able XXL
| Number sent to the dentist for inspection | 131 |
| Number inspected | 113 |
| Number for whom treatment was completed | 68 |
| Number of completed dentures | 65 |
| Number of fillings | 65 |
| Number of local anaesthetics | 15 |
| Number of general anaesthetics | 103 |
| Total number of attendances and re-attendances | 511 |
| Number sent for inspection | 86 |
| Number inspected | 74 |
| Number for whom treatment was completed | 61 |
| Number of fillings | 9 |
| Number of local anesthetics | — |
| Number of general anaesthetics | 44 |
| Total number of attendances and re-attendances to dentist | 137 |
These figures show a total number of 648 attendances compared with 659 in 1942,
681 in 1941 and 724 in 1940.
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