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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
Hackney 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Condition. | No. of Cases. | Origin. | Disposal. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor. | M. & C. W. Centre. | Own accord | Hospital. | Doctor. | Antenatal Clinic | Treated at Clinic. | ||
| Suspected cyesis | 5 | 3 | 2 | –- | 1 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Abortion | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Post-natal retroversion | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Prolapse | 6 | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| Cystocele | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Visceroptosis | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Stress incontinence | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Cervical erosion | 3 | — | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Cervicitis | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Menorrhagia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 |
| Metropathic haemorrhagica | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Kraurosis | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Obesity | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Dysmenorrhoea | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Dysparuenia | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Vaginismus | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Carcinoma of body of uterus | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 3 | – | 6 | |
| Totals | 67 | 14 | 48 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
The following table shows the results obtained in the treatment of the 40 patients at the Clinic:—
| Condition. | Result of Treatment. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured. | Improved. | No change. | Failed to re-attend. | Still under treatment. | |
| Abortion | 1 | _–_ | – | – | – |
| Post-natal retroversion | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Prolapse | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Cystocele | – | – | 1 | — | 1 |
| Visceroptosis | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Cervical erosion | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Menorrhagia | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Obesity | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dysmenorrhoea | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Infertility | 1 | – | *2 | – | 1 |
| Dysparuenia | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Non-gynaeco logica 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| Totals | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
* Pregnancy not advised.