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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
Battersea 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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During 1932, 552 cases were admitted to the Hospital as compared
with 555 cases in 1931, 516 cases in 1930, 605 in 1929, 653
in 1928. and 634 in 1997.
Particulars relating to the admissions during 1932 are set out as follows:—
| Total number of cases admitted | 552 |
| Average duration of stay | 14 days |
| Number of cases delivered by midwives | 517 |
| Number of cases delivered by doctors | 25 |
| Number of cases born before arrival | 3 |
Of the above cases, 7 patients were admitted for Ante-Natal
treatment prior to re-admission at a later date for confinement.
Number of cases in which medical aid was sought by the midwife with reasons for requiring assistance:—
| Ante-Natal—44. | During Labour—110. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuminuria | 12 | Adherent Placenta | 1 |
| Ante-partum Haemorrhage | 2 | Forceps Delivery | 19 |
| Induction | 26 | Prolonged Labour | 2 |
| Malpresentation | 3 | Premature Labour | 8 |
| Fainting Attacks | 1 | Episiotomy | 2 |
| Ruptured Perineum | 73 | ||
| Cæsarean section | 5 | ||
| After Labour—12. | |||
| Pyrexia | 2 | Inflammation (breast) | 1 |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 1 | Inflammation (finger) | 1 |
| Retained membranes | 5 | Malpresentation (B.B.A.) | 1 |
| Post eclamptic fits | 1 | ||
| For Infant—12. | |||
| White asphyxia | 4 | Birth injury | 1 |
| Congenital defects | 3 | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 |
| General weakness | 1 | Sticky eyes | 2 |
Number of maternal deaths 1
(Pulmonary embolism)
Number of cases notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum
with result of treatment 1
(Sent to St. Margaret's Hospital. Discharged cured.)
Number of cases with discharge from eyes however
slight 17
Number of infants not entirely breast fed 5
Number of cases notified as puerperal sepsis Nil
Number of cases notified as puerperal pyrexia 5
Number of infant deaths (8 still-born, 5 within
10 days of birth) and their causes 13