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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
Deptford 1926
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Maternity Home.
Particulars of cases admitted during the year 1926:—
Cases admitted, 245.
Average stay, Two weeks.
Cases delivered by midwives, 237.
„ „ „ doctors, 8.
Cases in which medical advice sought, 94.
(a) Ante-natal, Nil.
(b) During labour, 8 (Prolonged labour, post partum,
haemorrhage and adherent placenta).
(c) After labour, 76 (72 for suture of perineum).
(d) For infant, 10.
Cases notified as puerperal sepsis, Nil.
Temperature rose above 100.4 for 24 hours without rise in pulse,Nil.
Cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum, Nil.
Notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Nil.
Inflammation (eyes), Nil.
Infants not entirely breast fed, Nil.
Maternal deaths, Nil.
Fœtal deaths, Stillborn, 5. Foetal death, 4 (Prematurity).
| Attendances during the year:— | ||
| Tuesdays 565 | 2 children | |
| Wednesdays 908 | 20 „ | |
| Thursdays 819 | - | |
| 2,292 | 22 „ | |
| New Cases | 499 | |
| Old Cases | 96 | |
| 595 | ||
| Total Number of Attendances | 2,292 | |
| Normal | 127 | |
| Carious teeth only | 70 | |
| Carious teeth with other defects | 92 | |
| Anaemia | 49 | |
| Albuminaria | 66 | |
| Oedema | 25 | |
| Sciatica | 7 | |