[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Oxford City.
- Oxford (England). City Council. no2012034102.
- Date:
- 1961
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Oxford City. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![IV. Notifiable infectious diseases associated with Childbirth (1) Ophthalmia neonatorum During the year 18 cases were notified; 4 occurred in domiciliary confinements. (2) Puerperal pyrexia Forty-seven cases were notified during the year; all occurred in institutional confinements. (3) Pemphigus neonatorum Two cases were notified during the year, these occurred in institu¬ tional confinements. V. Birth Control The clinic for City patients requiring contraceptive advice on medical grounds continued to be held at the Radcliffe Infirmary on Monday evenings. During the year, there were 54 new patients, 44 were discharged and a total of 389 attendances were made. At the end of the year there were 273 patients on the register. Source of new patients General practitioners . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Health visitors .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 24 Midwives .. .. .. .. . . .. .. ., 4 Child Welfare Clinics .. . . . . .. .. .. 4 Radcliffe Infirmary .. . . .. . . .. .. 2 Nuffield Maternity Home . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 Another patient .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 54 Medical indications in new patients Poor general health associated with frequent pregnancies . . 26 Anaemia . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 2 Anaemia and history of tuberculosis .. . . . . . . 1 Ill-health of husband . . . . . . . . .. . . 1 Urinary infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Congenital po]ycystic kidney . . .. . . . . . . 1 Mentally retarded child .. .. . . . . . . . . 1 History of eclampsia .. .. .. . . . . .. 2 Mental illness .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 5 Epilepsy .. .. . . . . . . . . .. 4 Disseminated sclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Difficult labours .. .. .. . . . . .. . . 3 Caesarian section . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 1 Pulmonary tuberculosis .. . . .. . . . . . . 1 Colectomy .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . . I Backache .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 54](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29942640_0105.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
