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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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| 4. Conditions chiefly Post- Natal excluding re-admissions from Post-Natal Clinic. | ||||
| Breast abscess | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| Notified pyrexia or fever | 24 | 17 | 6 | 47 |
In addition 4 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia per se were
admitted to the Puerperal Infection Unit of the Borough Hospital.
x Including 13 cases of septic abortion.
Blood Transfusion. (52 obstetrical and 46 gynaecological cases)
For every case, stored blood from the Blood Transfusion School,
Sutton, was used.
One Mayday Hospital "Booked" Obstetrical case, and one
Gynaecological case died.
Infants.
| Mayday Hospital Booked. | Mayday Hospt. Emergency. | St.Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked, | Total | Per Cent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of infants in Hospital on 1st January, 1941. | 21 | - | 17 | 38 | |
| Total No. of live births, still births and infants admitted with Mother (B.B.A.) | 621 | 41 | 582 | 1244 | |
| No. of infants in Hospital on 31st December, 1941. | 41 | - | 27 | 68 | |
| Living-alive on discharge from Hospital. | 569 | 42 | 579 | 1190 | 95.4 |
| Stillborn | 24 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 3.1 |
| Died (born alive, but died in Hospital) | 17 | - | 2 | 19 | 1.5 |