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 Hackney]
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Sixty-nine of these disorders did not warrant referral to the
general practitioner and the women were advised at the unit.
Forty-nine disorders did warrant referral and general practitioners
were later contacted for information on the final diagnosis. Only
eleven replies were received with diagnosis as follows:-
Fibroidenosis 1
Chronic mastitis 1
Cervical erosion 3 (1 Moniliasis)
Cervical polyp 1
Fibroids 3 (1 ? Fibroid referred for
further investigation)
Refused treatment 2
Malignant squamous cells were found in one case and there were
four cases of atypical squamous cells. Twenty-eight other conditions
were found requiring treatment and in 446 cases no abnormality was
detected.
It is known that one woman had subsequent treatment and four were
kept under supervision.
Age distribution
Age groups were also analysed and it was found that the greatest numbers of women attending were between 41 and 50 years of age.
Age | Nos. |
---|---|
Under 20 | 6 |
20-25 | 60 |
26-30 | 48 |
31-35 | 55 |
36-40 | 61 |
41-45 | 63 |
46-50 | 63 |
51-55 | 60 |
56-60 | 30 |
61 and over | 45 |
Social Class
The social class of the married women was again analysed according
to husband's occupation using the Registrar General's Classification
of Occupations (1966) with results as follows:-