Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following table gives the details of the reasons for Mid-wives summoning medical aid:-
Abortion | - | Other Causes | 17 | |
Miscarriage | - | |||
17 | ||||
Breech | 2 | Episiotomy | 11 | |
Malpresentation | - | Post-parturn haemorrhage | 5 | |
Premature Labour | 2 | Adherent and Retained Placenta | - | |
Delayed Labour | 8 | Torn Perineum | 46 | |
Anti-partum haemorrhage | 3 | Other Causes | 24 | |
Total | 101 | |||
Pyrexia .. | 21 | Pain in Breasts | - | |
Pain in Legs | 0 | Other Causes | 15 | |
Rhesus Negative Blood | 5 | |||
47 | ||||
Inflammation of Eyes | 15 | Still Birth | 3 | |
Other Causes | 14 | |||
32 | ||||
187 |
The figures include the Surrey Urban District of Coulsdon and
Purley area as from the 1st April, 1965.
MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY FOR THE YEAR 1965
Year | Births (Live and Still) | Maternal Deaths | Maternal Mortality Rate | Infant Mortality Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
1965 | 5,800 | - | - | 17.6 |