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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 1938
[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 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 22 |
| Uterine inertia | 5 | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Retained placenta, etc. | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| Placenta previa | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Ante-partum haem. | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Post-partuin haem. | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 |
| Pyrexia | 10 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 |
| Torn perineum | 25 | 1 | — | 7 | 33 |
| Abortion | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Ante-natal treatment | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Various | 12 | 3 | — | 2 | 17 |
| For Child: — | |||||
| Prematurity | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Skin eruptions | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | 2 | _ | — | — | 2 |
| Malformations | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Various | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Total | 139 | ||||
Ante-Natal Clinic.
Every midwife in turn attends the Ante- and Post-natal Clinics.
This procedure enables her to meet her patients with the obstetrician
in charge of the clinic and also keeps her up to date in all ante- and
post-natal work.
Post-Natal Examination.
Every mother is invited to attend the Post-natal Clinic 6 weeks after
the birth of the baby. The mother is supervised by a clinician until
quite fit.
Post-Certificate Courses attended by Midwives.
Each Midwife attended two courses of lectures during 1938 at the
following hospitals:—