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In addition to the foregoing formal notifications
of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, 57 reports were received
from Medical Officers of the London County Council
concerning new born babies suffering from inflammation
of the eyes. These cases were also visited by
the Health Visitors.
STILLBIRTHS.
Inquiry was made into 44 of the stillbirths reported
during the year. In nine cases the mother
was reported to have been engaged in industrial employment
during pregnancy. The health of the
mothers was reported on as follows:—
Good 31; Fair 7; Bad 5;
The period of gestation was normal in 23 cases,
but was only seven to eight months in five cases and
eight to nine months in ten cases. Labour varied
greatly in duration, being less than six hours in eight
cases, six to twelve hours in six cases, eighteen to
twenty-four hours in three cases, and in 24, 26, 36,
52 and 72 hours, "short," "long," "normal," there
was one case each, while there were no fewer than
five cases with a labour given as 48 hours.
There was a record of one previous stillbirth in
four cases, and of two previous stillbirths in two cases,
while there were three cases of a previous miscarriage
and one of three previous miscarriages.