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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
Croydon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table LXXVIII.
A Numerical Summary of Cases admitted for treatment, delivered
in Hospital or admitted after delivery.
Some cases appear in more than one category in the Summary.
| Mayday Hospital Booked. | Mayday Hospital Emergency. | St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Conditions chiefly Ante-Natal. | ||||
| Albuminuria | 24 | 13 | 27 | 64 |
| Eclampsia | — | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Persistent vomiting of Pregnancy | — | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Chorea Gravidarum | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Pyelitis and Urinary Infection | 11 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| Malnutrition, Debility, Simple Anaemia, etc | 15 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Ante - partum thrombo - phlebitis | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Breech presentation for version | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| Disproportion | 13 | 3 | 23 | 39 |
| Post-maturity | 8 | 2 | 17 | 27 |
| Retroverted Gravid Uterus | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 2. Intercurrent Diseases. | ||||
| Chronic Nephritis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Venereal Disease | 14 | 3 | — | 17 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Chronic Rheumatic Carditis | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Ovarian Tumour | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Exophthalmic Goitre | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Insanity | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
| 3. Conditions chiefly Natal. | ||||
| Presentations at Delivery— | ||||
| Anterior Positions of the Vertex | 308 | 34 | 514 | 856 |
| Posterior Positions of the Vertex | 35 | 4 | 62 | 101 |
| Breech | 13 | 11 | 21 | 45 |