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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
Tottenham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Conditions for which medical aid was sought: —
| Reason for Call. | Number of Calls made. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Midwives. | Maternity Nursing Assn. | District Nursing Assn. | Private Midwives. | ||
| For Mother:— | |||||
| Obstructed labour | 5 | 2 | — | 20 | 27 |
| Uterine inertia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Retained placenta, etc. | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 8 |
| Placenta previa | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ante-partum haem. | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Post-partum haem. | _ | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pyrexia | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| Torn perineum | 9 | 1 | — | 29 | 39 |
| Abortion | 2 | — | — | 5 | 7 |
| Ante-natal treatment | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Various | 4 | 2 | — | 21 | 27 |
| For Child:— | |||||
| Prematurity | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 |
| Ophthalmia | 3 | 2 | — | 35 | 40 |
| Skin eruptions | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Malformations | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Various | 2 | 3 | — | 14 | 19 |
| Total | 186 | ||||
Difficult Labour.
Four consultants are available in cases of obstetric difficulty
occurring in the home, upon the request of a medical practitioner.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Four consultants are available for consultation required in the
home at the request of the medical practitioner in charge of the case.
A Special Consultant's Fee was paid in 1 cases.
Hospital Treatment is also arranged for in suitable cases.
36 cases were notified, and the following table shows the final result
in each case: —