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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
Carshalton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Condition
Debility following confinement ..
Do. do.
Tonsillitis and bronchial catarrh..
Measles and pneumonia
Nervous child and ? asthma
Rheumatic heart
Underdevelopment and loss of
weight
Underweight
Broncho-pneumonia
Age Duration of Treatmt.
Mother & baby 2 weeks,
do. do.
1 yr. 2 mths. 4 ,,
2 yrs. 10 mths. 8 ,,
4 years 8 ,,
4 years 10* „
4 years 8 ,,
3 yrs. 11 mths. 2 „
3 years 16 ,,
Maternity Hospital Treatment.
The Council's arrangements for hospital treatment for maternity
cases are as described in previous reports.
A total of 62 cases was referred from the Council's clinics to maternity institutions as follows :—
| For obstetric and medical reasons. | For unsuitable home conditions. | Total. |
|---|---|---|
| Carshalton (War Memorial Hospital) 5 | 5 | 10 |
| County Hospitals 27 | 19 | 46 |
| Other Hospitals .. .. 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | 27 | 62 |
For details of cases of puerperal pyrexia admitted to hospital,
see Section F, dealing with infectious diseases.
Consultant Service.
Specialist advice may be obtained under the scheme for the
complications and emergencies of pregnancy and labour and for
puerperal pyrexia. The services of the Council's Consultant were
called upon on 5 occasions for the following conditions :—
Puerperal pyrexia (2).
Retained placenta.
Post partum haemorrhage.
Abnormal presentation.
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