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
Tottenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Close co-operation between the health visiting and midwifery staffs
has been maintained.
During the year gas and air analgesia was made available for
all mothers on request. One apparatus is permanently installed
at the ante-natal clinics so that mothers may have its purpose
explained to them and at the same time become familiar with its
use.
Sterilised maternity outfits were supplied on request.
Post-certificate courses were arranged as in previous years and
where necessary special training given in the use of gas and air
anaesthesia in the home.
| Number of deliveries | 767 |
| Number attended as maternity nurses . | 119 |
| Primipara cases | 292 |
| Multipara cases | 594 |
| Ante-natal visits | 2,309 |
| Nursing visits | 13,290 |
Deliveries by midwives in private practice, 19
HOME HELP SERVICE.
There was still an acute shortage of suitable women willing to
act as Home Helps. Financial aid was allowed in 219 necessitous
cases, of which 74 were in need of free assistance.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
The following table shows the final results in each of the 14 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified during the year:—
| Doctors' Cases. | Midwives' Cases. | Occurred in Hospitals outside District. | Total. | Final Results. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recovered | Died. | ||||
| 2 | - | 12 | 14 | 14 | - |