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Ilford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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To perform eaesarian section operations 2
For consultation re threatened eclampsia 1
To deliver a baby in a case of extended breech 1
For consultation re acute yellow atrophy and post-partum
eclampsia 1
For consultation re probable eaesarian section 1
For consultation and delivery for obstructed labour 1
For consultation re acute pyo salpinx 1
The infant mortality rate of children born in the Maternity
Home during the year was 15.0 per 1,000 birtihs, as compared with
61.2 for those born in their own homes. The figure of 61.2 has
been arrived at after deduction of all births and infant deaths in
the Maternity Home and of all infant deaths in the Village Homes,
Barkingside.
The following table compares the infant mortality rate in the Maternity Home and in the district generally for the past 10 years:—
| Maternity Home. | District generally. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 15.0 | 61.2 |
| 1928 | 14.6 | 54.7 |
| 1927 | 8.9 | 52.0 |
| 1926 | 10.4 | 56.1 |
| 1925 | 23.9 | 58.1 |
| 1924 | 16.0 | 45.7 |
| 1923 | 15.3 | 40.4 |
| 1922 | 25.6 | 56.3 |
| 1921 | 20.5 | 52.4 |
| 1920 | 24.5 | 50.6 |
One death occurred of a woman from albuminuria and eclampsia.
The maternal mortality rate for the Home for the ten years from
1920-1929 is 1.0 as compared with the maternal mortality rate in
the district generally of 3.4.
The circumstances of those unable to pay a fee of two guineas
per week are inquired into by the Health Visitors, and a fee is
decided on by the Medical Officer of Health. Cases for free admission
are referred to the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee.