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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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In first degree contractions "booked" cases at Mayday Hospital
(including those sent to the obstetric service because of pelvic contraction)
were treated by trial labour, while in "booked" cases at
St. Mary's Maternity Hospital induction of premature labour was
generally employed.
Yertex Presentations at Delivery.
The number of deliveries in which the occiput was
anterior at the beginning of labour including
30 corrected before labour by Buist's pads 856
The number of deliveries in which the occiput was
posterior at the beginning of labour 101
T able LXXX. Treatment and Results of Posterior Position.
A.—Booked Cases Mayday Hospital.
| Mode oj Delivery. | No. of Cases. | Result to Mother. | Result to Child. | Remarks. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. | D. | L. | S.B. | D. | |||
| Spontaneous Rotation and Delivery | 23 | 23 | - | 23 | - | - | |
| Spontaneous Delivery Face to Pubes | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Spontaneous Rotation Forceps Delivery | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Manual Rotation, Forceps Delivery | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Forceps Rotation and Delivery | 6 | 6 | - | 5 | 1 | - | Kielland's forceps |
| Forceps Delivery Face to Pubes | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Internal Version and Extraction | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Caesarean Section | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Craniotomy | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 35 | 35 | — | 33 | 2 | — | |
| Two infants were still-born: a foetal mortality of 5.7 per cent. There were no maternal deaths. | |||||||