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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The proportion of mothers accepting dental treatment has
slightly increased.
Treatment and advice was found to be necessary in the following cases attending the Chiswick Clinic:—
| Dental Caries: | 40 cases. | All were given and availed themselves of the opportunity for treatment in the Dental Clinic. |
| L,eucorrhoea: | 6 cases. | Treated in Clinic. |
| Small Pelvic Measurements: | 6 cases. | All kept under careful observation and one sent to hospital for premature induction. |
| Malpresentation: Breech: | 8 cases. | Six corrected in Clinic. |
| Retroverted gravid uterus | : 1 case. | Treated in Clinic. |
| Marked Vomiting: | 3 cases. | Treated in Clinic and one sent to hospital. |
| Albuminuria: Severe: | 5 cases. | Treated in Clinic. Two had to be sent to hospital. |
| Mild: | 12 cases. | Treated in Clinic. |
| High Blood Pressure: | 3 cases. | Treated in Clinic and kept under daily supervision. |
| Heart Disease: | 4 cases. | Three treated in Clinic and one sent to hospital for termination of pregnancy. |
| Anaemia: | 5 cases. | Treated in Clinic. |
| Varicose Veins: | 11 cases. | Advice given in Clinic. |
| Threatened Miscarriage: | 2 cases. | Treated in Clinic. |
| Not Pregnant: | 4 cases. | One case suffering from acute Tuberculosis. |
| Inflammation of Breast: | 1 case. | Treated in Clinic. |
| Albuminuria: | 2 cases. | Treated in Clinic. |
| Prolapse of Uterus: | 1 case. | Treated in Clinic. |
| Other displacements of Uterus: | 4 cases. | Treated in Clinic. |
| Subinvolution: | 2 cases. | Treated in Clinic. |
| Blood tests after Stillbirths: | 3 cases. | Treated in Clinic. |