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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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Eclampsia.
| Mayday Booked, | Hospital. Emergency. | St. Mary's Mty. Hpl. Booked. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cases | 0 | 4 | 2 (1 twins) | 6 |
| Maternal Deaths | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Maternal Mortality | 0 | 50% | 0 | 33% |
| Number of Foetal and Infant Deaths | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Foetal and Infant Mortality | 0 | 100% | 0 | 67% |
Accidental Ante-Partum Haemorrhage.
| Total. | Mayday Booked. | Hospital. Emergency. | St. Mary's Mty. Hpl. Booked. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| No. of Stillbirths and Infant Deaths | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Foetal and Infant Mortality | 43% | 25% | 60% . | 40% |
Accidental Ante-Partum Hæmorrhage.
| Method of Treatment- | Mayday Hospital | St. Mary's Hospital | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booked. | Emergency. | ||||||||
| No. of Cases | Deaths. | No. of Cases | Deaths. | No. of Cases | Deaths. | ||||
| Mother | Child | Mother | Child | Mother | Child | ||||
| Sedatives, no intervention, eliminative, etc. | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Rupture of membranes. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Cesarean Section | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| There was one maternal death in a St. Mary's Hospital booked case. | |||||||||
Placenta Praevia.
| Total. | Mayday Hospital. | St. Mary's Mty. Hpl. Booked. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booked. | Emergency. | |||
| No. of Cases | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| No. of Stillbirths and Infant Deaths | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Foetal and Infant Mortality | 66.7% | 50% | 85.7% . | 33.3% |
| There were no maternal deaths. | ||||
Contracted Pelvis (including relative disproportion between the
pelvis and the foetal head).
39 cases of contracted pelvis or disproportion were treated
during the year. There were no maternal deaths and three infants
were still born, or died, an infant mortality of 8%.