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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
West Ham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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The following table shows the number of admissions and confinements at Forest Gate Hospital for a 10-year period— 1938-1947:—
| 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of Admissions | 1203 | 1177 | 1011 | 740 | 1754 | 1659 | 1521 | 1843 | 2159 | 1432 |
| Number of Confinements | 1077 | 1051 | 917 | 647 | 1510 | 1500 | 1429 | 1659 | 1996 | 1362 |
I submit the following details of some of the work done
at Forest Gate Hospital during- the year 1947, as supplied to
the Ministry of Health on Form M.C.W. 96A:—
(1) Total number of admissions (including
infants born in the Hospital) 2,786
(2) Number of women confined in the Hospital 1,362
(3) Number of live births 1,354
(4) Number of still births 43
(5) Number of deaths of babies under four weeks
born in the Hospital 40
(6)) Number of deaths of women confined in the
Hospital 2
(7) Average number of days' residence of women
confined in the Hospital 11.54
Ante-Natal cases—number of days 8.28
(8) Number of premature births (those weighing
5½ lbs. at birth or less) 120
(9) Number of Puerperal Pyrexia cases 17
(10) Number of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum Nil
TWIN BIRTHS.
There were 35 cases of twin birth.
Tables are appended hereunder, giving:—
| 1. | Presentation | No of Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex | 1,297 | |
| Breech | 58 | |
| Face | 4 | |
| Shoulder | 2 | |
| Brow | 1 | |
| 2. | Abnormal Labour No. of | Cases |
| Forceps Deliveries | 77 | |
| Caesarean Section | 25 | |
| Ante-Partum Haemorrhage | 23 | |
| Manual Removal of Placenta | 21 | |
| Post-Partum Haemorrhage | 21 | |
| Prolapse of Cord | 3 | |
| Placenta Praevia | 3 |
MATERNAL DEATHS. There were two maternal deaths,
as follows:—
Case No. 1: Mrs. J. I. B., 27 years. Cause of death:
Heart failure; shock; ante-partum haemorrhage.
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