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 Tottenham]
This page requires JavaScript
Puerperal sepsis | 0 |
Other puerperal causes | 2 |
Total | 2 |
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Two cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified as Tottenham
cases from the Mothers' Hospital, Clapton. Both cases recovered.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Three cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified from outside
hospitals for information only, the cases being counted in the
district in which they occurred. All three cases recovered.
Number of deliveries | 539 |
Number attended as maternity nurse | 15 |
554 | |
Primipara cases | 124 |
Multipara cases | 430 |
Ante-natal visits | 911 |
Nursing visits | 8,392 |
Midwives in private practice.
Deliveries 21
Total 575
Home Help Service.
The acute shortage of suitable women willing to act as Home
Helps rendered this assistance difficult, help being restricted to
maternity cases.
Financial aid was allowed in 23 necessitous cases of which
18 were in need of free assistance.