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76 Annual Report of the London CountyCouncil, 1911.
Child—
Injury at birth 10
Malformation or deformity 112
Skin eruption or rash 42
Jaundice 25
Convulsions 44
Partial asphyxia 57
Bronchitis, etc. 19
Inflammation of eyes 261
Feebleness and prematurity 488
Bleeding from cord 5
Stillborn (before midwife arrived) 65
Death of infant 42
Congenital specific disease 3
Inflammation of navel 3
Abnormal sickness 9
Other conditions in child 27
— 1,212
Infectious diseases in patient's house 3
3,477
Assuming that 30,000 births are attended annually by midwives, the above figures show that
medical assistance was required in 11.5 per cent, of the cases; in 7.5 per cent, on behalf of the mother
and 4.0 per cent, on account of the child.
During the year, 220 midwives reported having stillbirths in their practice. The number of
Still birts. stillborn children being 634. This represents 2 per cent, of the births.
1 midwife reported 18 stillbirths 18
1 „ „ 12
3 midwives each reported 10 stillbirths 30
3 „ „ 9 „ 27
6 „ „ 8„ 48
7 „ „ 7 „49
7 „ „ 6„ 42
12 „ „ 5„ 60
19 „ „ 4 „ 76
28 ,, ,, 3 „ 84
55 „ „ 2 „ 110
78 „ „ 1 stillbirth 78
220 634
The form for notifying stillbirths provides for information as to (a) sex of child; (b) period of
gestation; (c) whether macerated or not; (d) presentation.
The information obtained under (a) showed that 336 still-born infants were males, 295 females,
and in three cases the sex was not stated.

The presentations were as follows :—
Vertex 398 Hand, arm and shoulder 6
Complicated vertex 26 Funis 4
Breech 93 Placenta prsevia 3
Complicated breech 9 Born before arrival and presentation
Footling 27 not known 58
Transverse 8
Face or brow 2 Total 634