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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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District Midwife.
During 1936 the District Midwife attended 158 cases. They
were in the following wards:—Barkingside, 17; North Hainault,
22; Cranbrook, 7; Park, 16; Seven Kings, 29; South Hainault,
9; Loxford, 23; Clementswood, 27; Goodmayes, 8.
Nine cases were delivered by doctors and 147 by the district
midwifery staff, and in two cases the babies were born before the
Midwife's arrival.
One case was also transferred to Oldchurch Hospital suffering
from Puerperal mania.
Of the infants born there were 3 stillbirths from the following
causes:—
A doctor was called in, however, in 35 of the 147 cases delivered by the district midwifery staff for the following reasons :—
| Albuminuria | 1 | |
| Ante-partum haemorrhage | 1 | |
| Thrombosis of vein in leg | 1 | |
| 1 | ||
| Foetal distress | 1 | |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | |
| Maternal distress | ||
| Prolonged labour | 1 | |
| Uterine inertia | 1 | |
| Anaemia | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | |
| Perineal tear | 10 | |
| Phlebitis | 2 | |
| Shock | 2 | |
| Conjunctivitis | 3 | |
| Feebleness at birth | 3 | |
| General condition | 1 | |
| Haemorrhage | 1 | |
| _ Mastitis | 1 |