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 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table: Table XIX.

Table XIX.

Notifications from Midwives.
Medical Help, Mothers and Children101
Laying-out dead body2
Liability to be a source of infection3
Death of child6
Stillbirths4
Artificial feeding11

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The reasons for sending 98 notifications for medical help were as follows :—

Table: Table XX.

Table XX.

During pregnancy12
For miscarriage3
During labour48
During puerperium10
Infant conditions25

Table: Table XXL Dental Inspection and Treatment.

Table XXL Dental Inspection and Treatment.

Expectant and Nursing Mothers :—
Number sent to the dentist for inspection124
Number inspected124
Number for whom treatment was completed108
Number of completed dentures64
Number of fillings210
Number of local anaesthetics44
Number of general anaesthetics105
Total number of attendances and re-attendances1,019

Table: Children under five years of age:—

Children under five years of age:—

Number sent for inspection121
Number inspected121
Number for whom treatment was completed66
Number of fillings43
Number of local anaesthetics1
Number of general anaesthetics44
Total number of attendances and re-attendances to dentist134

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These figures show a total number of 1,153 attendances compared with 709 in 1944,
648 in 1943, and 659 in 1942.
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