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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Table XI Ante-Natal—Abnormalities Found
| (a) Abnormalities of the foetus— | |
| (i) twins | 2 |
| (ii) abortions | 20 |
| (iii) stillbirths | 12 |
| (iv) congenital deformities | 5 |
| (v) faulty presentation | 9 |
| (vi) prematurity | 32 |
| (vii) other conditions | 8 |
| (i) unsatisfactory measurements | 17 |
| (ii) post partum haemorrhage | 2 |
| (iii) ante partum haemorrhage | 5 |
| (iv) high blood pressure (exceeding 140 systolic or 90 diastolic other than on the first attendance) | 46 |
| (v) disproportion or displacement of foetus | 65 |
| (vi) pyelitis | 30 |
| (vii) other conditions | 11 |
| 5 |
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Table XII Attendances at Infant Clinics
| Seen by Medical Officer : | |||
| Infants | 2,634 | ||
| Children at ordinary clinics | 629 | ||
| Children at toddlers' clinics | 363 | ||
| Weighing only: | |||
| Infants | 3,690 | ||
| Children | 481 | ||
| New cases (included in above): | |||
| Infants | 376 | ||
| Children | 30 | ||
| Seen by Medical Officer: | |||
| Infants | 2,869 | ||
| Children at ordinary clinics | 691 | ||
| Children at toddlers' clinics | 350 | ||
| Weighing only: | |||
| Infants | 1,896 | ||
| Children | 294 | ||
| New cases (included in above): | |||
| Infants | 387 | ||
| Children | 33 | ||
| Total attendances | 13,953 | ||
| The total attendances at the clinics during the past six years have been as follows:— | |||
| 1941 | 11,109 | 1944 | 11,013 |
| 1942 | I3,346 | 1945 | 14,070 |
| 1943 | 12,852 | 1946 | 13,953 |