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Croydon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Maternal Morbidity.
All cases of pyrexia and all maternal deaths after delivery are
included as morbid, except cases dealt with for the first time as
Puerperal Sepsis after delivery elsewhere. These are given in the
Report of the Puerperal Isolation Wards.
The Strasbourg Convention standard of pyrexia, as adopted by
the Ministry of Health, has been used, namely, "A temperature of
100.4 deg. F. or more, sustained during a period of 24 hours or
recurring during that period."
Blood Transfusion (14 obstetrical and 3 gynaecological cases).
The citrate method was employed, and all donors were supplied
by the Blood Transfusion Service of the British Red Cross Society.
One Mayday " Emergency " case died.
Infants.
| Mayday Hospital. Booked. | Mayday Hospital. Emergency. | St. Mary's Mat. Hosp. Booked. | Total. | Per cent. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Infants in hospital on 1st January, 1937 | 36 | - | 30 | 66 | - |
| Total number of live births, stillbirths and infants admitted with mother (B.B.A.) | 885 | 97 | 542 | 1,524 | - |
| Number of Infants in hospital on 31st December, 1937 | 41 | - | 26 | 67 | - |
| Living—alive on discharge from hospital | 839 | 77 | 512 | 1,428 | 93.7 |
| Stillborn | 32 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 3.7 |
| Died (born alive, but died in hospital) | 18 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 2.5 |
Infant Feeding and Weight on Discharge from Hospital.
In both hospitals normal infants were breast-fed every four
hours, omitting the early morning feed.
Of 916 infants discharged from Mayday Hospital, 698 were
up to or over birth weight (76 per cent.).
Of 512 infants discharged from St. Mary's Maternity Hospital,
329 were up to or over birth weight (64 per cent.).