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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
Lewisham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Presentations:
Vertex 318
Pelvic 8
Fall 2
Transverse 1
Obstetric Operations:
Forceps 1
Manual Removal of Placenta 1
Minor Operations 49
Post-Partum Hemorrhage: 2
Puerperal Morbidity 2
(Note : The standard of morbidity is taken as :
"The rising of the temperature to 100° F. on at
least two occasions between the second and the
eighth days.")
Still-Births 2
Details of Still-Births are as follows :
Still-Births.
| Maturity | Cause of Death | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Premature | Unknown | Macerated |
| 1 Full term | „ | „ |
The sex incidence of the Infants was as follows:—
Males, 174; Females, 155 .. Total, 329
The average length and weight of the full-term Infants were
as follows:—
Males, Length, 22.05 ins. Weight, 71bs. 8ozs.
Females, Length, 21.8 ins. Weight, 71bs. 3ozs.
Progress of Infants while in the Home:—
| Number born alive | 327 |
| Over birth weight on discharge | 215 |
| Equal to birth weight on discharge | 19 |
| Under birth weight on discharge | 90 |
| Number of Infants entirely breast fed | 324 |
| Number of Infants in which breast feeding was supplemented | 2 |
| Number of Infants artificially fed | 1 |