[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City.

  • Edinburgh (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tabic to show the results of Treatment or Termination of Illness. Cured ... ... ... 2,609 Not improved ... ... 379 Improved 747 Died 275 Remaining under treatment 171 MATERNITY DEPARTMENT. Number of cases treated ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,089 „ „ admitted (includes 3 babies with 3 mothers) ... 1,059 „ „ discharged 1,061 „ „ delivered (810 normal, 90 abnormal) ... 900 „ post-partum puerperal admissions ... ... ... 3 ,, deaths, mothers 3, infants 10 ... ... ... 13 ,, babies bom (includes twins) ... ... ... ... 910 „ „ stillborn 15 There have been 1,141 ante-natal cases examined during the year. Of these, 964 were admitted. Abortion cases totalled 25, and 67 other cases of complicated pregnancy were not confined. The abnormal deliveries included 45 by forceps and 9 caesarian section. The causes of maternal deaths were as under :— 1. Eclampsia. 2. Miliary tuberculosis. 3. Third Stage Haemorrhage and Profound Anaemia. CHILDREN’S WARDS. 1. Premature babies 2. Rheumatism, Diseases of Nutrition and other General Diseases 3. Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs 4. „ Nervous System and Sense Organs 5. „ Respiratory System 6. ,, Digestive System 7. Non-Venereal Diseases of Genito-Urinary System 8. Diseases of Skin and Cellular Tissue ... 9. Congenital Malformations 10. Mental Deficiency 11. Convenience cases (healthy) 12. Tonsillectomy cases 13. Surgical Cases 14. Convulsions of unknown origin 15. Tuberculosis (notifiable cases) 16. Glands of neck (not operable) ... 17. Various unclassified diseases 3 18 5 9 50 35 5 80 7 2 1 2 8 3 1 1 14 244 MASSAGE AND ELECTROTHERAPY DEPARTMENT. The total number of patients treated during the year was 827, of which 734 were cured and improved ; 48 were not improved, and 39 were still under treat- ment at the end of the year ; 6 patients died. During the year 8,002 treatments were given, as follows :— Massage ... ... 2,652 Galvanism and Faradism ... ••• ••• 347 Diathermy (Short Wave) . . ... ... 22 Infra-red ••• ••• 1,340 Ultra-Violet Artificial Sunlight ••• ••• 746 Re-education Exercises 2,S95 (Included in above are 111 Polish cases.) 8,002