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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Mayday Hospital looked | Mayday Hospital Emergency | St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. Conditions Natal excluding re-admissions from Post-natal Clinic. | ||||
| Retroversion | 19 | 2 | 17 | 38 |
| Delayod involution | 36 | 4 | 23 | 63 |
| Breast abscess | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| Notified pyrexia or fever | 11 | 14 x | 6 | 31 |
In addition 3 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia per se were adultted to
the Puerperal Infection Unit of the Borough Hospital.
including 13 cases of septic abortion
Blood Transfusion, (63 obstetrical and 8 gynaecological cases)
For every case, stored blood from the Blood Transfusion School, Sutton, was used.
One Mayday Hospital "Booked" obstetrical case died.
Infants.
| Mayday Hospital Booked | Mayday Hospital Emergency | St. Mary's Maternity hospital Booked | Total | Per Cent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of infants in Hospital on 1st January, 1940 | 21 | - | 20 | 41 | |
| Total No. of live births, still births and infants admitted with mother (B.B.A) | 801 | 37 | 494 | 1332 | |
| No. of infants in Hospital on 31st December, 1940. | 21 | - | 17 | 38 | |
| Living-alive on discharge from Hospital. | 758 | 24 | 484 | 1266 | 94.83 |
| Stillborn | 31 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 3.74 |
| Diod (born alive, but died in Hospital). | 12 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 1.42 |
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