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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
Ilford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following table compares the infant mortality rate in the Maternity Home and in the district generally for the past ten years:-
| Maternity Home. | District generally. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 20.6 | 48.9 |
| 1934 | 26.4 | 42.5 |
| 1933 | 34.6 | 48.2 |
| 1932 | 29.4 | 43.0 |
| 1931 | 30.3 | 64.0 |
| 1930 | 19.3 | 37.0 |
| 1929 | 15.0 | 61.2 |
| 1928 | 14.6 | 54.7 |
| 1927 | 8.9 | 52.0 |
| 1926 | 10.4 | 56.1 |
The causes of the 12 stillbirths in the Home during 1935 were
as follows:—
Breech presentation 1
Craniotomy 1
Difficult labour 2
Induction of labour for disproportion 1
Maternal toxaemia 1
Pressure on cord 5
Unknown 1
The average stillbirth rate at the Maternity Home for the past
five years was 3.20 per cent., compared with 2.96 per cent. for
births elsewhere in the Ilford district.
Two cases were notified as puerperal pyrexia, one being
admitted to the Isolation Hospital. The cases made a satisfactory
recovery.
The following cases were also removed to the Isolation
Hospital:—
One infant with pustule on back; 1 infant with abscess of scalp;
1 woman with streptococcal tonsillitis and 1 woman with pyelonephritis.
One case of pemphigus neonatorum occurred at the Home
during the year. The infant and mother were removed home. The
patient recovered.