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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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40 cases were referred from the Meternity and Gynaecological
Wards at Mayday and St. Bory's Hospitals and 105 films were used.
Reasons for reference were:-
For presentation. 7
Twins 6
For foetal death 4
For foetal parts 7
Breech? Extended legs 8
Disproportion 6
Hydrocephalus 2
Anencephaly 4
Vesicular mole 2
IN-PATIENT TREATMENT A.-Patients "Booked" in the Ante-Natal Department:-
| Mayday Hospital | St. Mary' s Maternity Hospital. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Delivered in hospital after 28th week. | 597 | 579 | 1176 |
| 2. Delivered in hospital before 23th ,, | 3 | - | 3 |
| 3. Admitted after delivery. | 19 | - | 19 |
| 4. Discharged undelivered after ante-natal treatment and not subsequently delivered in Hospital. | - | - | - |
| 5. Died undelivered | - | 1 | 1 |
| 6. Ectopic Pregnancy | - | — | — |
| 619 | 580 | T199 | |
| B. - "Emergency" patients sent into Hospital with some complications, by outside doctors or midwives. No. "Emergency" cases were admitted into St. Mary's' Maternity Hospital. | |||
| Mayday Hospital. | |||
| 1. Before Labour. | |||
| (a) Discharge undelivered. | 13. | ||
| (b) Delivered in hospital after 28th week. | 32 | ||
| (c) Delivered in hospital before 28th week. | 131 | ||
| (d) Died undelivered. | — | ||
| 2. After Delivery | 8 | ||
| 3. Ectopic Pregnancy | 5 | ||
| 189 | |||
| MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES | |||
| Cases delivered (including twins 730 Maternal deaths | nil | ||
| Maternity cases. 101 Medical aid sought | 117 | ||
| Live Births 724 Ante-natal visits by | |||
| Still births (3 macerated) 6 midwives | 531-1 | ||
| ,, ,, clinic attendances. | 4165 | ||
| Post-natal clinic attendances. | 387 | ||