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 Ilford]
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STILLBIRTHS 1959
Cause of Stillbirth | Delivery in Nursing Home | Delivery at Home | Delivery in Hospital | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anencephaly | - | - | 6 | 6 |
Asphyxia | - | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Atelectasis | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Calcified Placenta | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Displacement of Heart | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Foetal Abnormalities | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Hydrocephalus: Spina Bifida | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Intra- and Ante-Partum Haemorrhage | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Intra-Uterine Death | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Maceration | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Placental Insufficiency | - | - | 4 | 4 |
Post-Maturity | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Prolapsed Cord | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Prolonged Labour | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Rhesus Incompatibility | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Ruptured Uterus | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Toxaemia | - | - | 6 | 6 |
Unknown | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Totals | - | 5 | 43 | 48 |
CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS.- Of the 1,802 live
births occurring in Ilford during 1959, 77 weighed 5½ lb. or
less at birth; 11 of these babies were born on the district
and 66 in Hospital (including 11 where the home address of
the parents was outside Ilford).