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Number of cases where medical assistance was called for,
with reasons for requiring assistance—
(a) After labour.
Ruptured perineum 8
Post-partum hæmorrhage 2
10
(b) For infant.
Dangerous feebleness 3
Skin eruption 1
Slight discharge from eyes 9
13
Number of cases notified as ophthalmia neonatorum,
with result of treatment 1
(Attended St. Thomas's Hospital, subsequently
discharged cured.)
Number of infants with discharge from the eyes, however
slight 9
Number of infants' deaths within 10 days 1
(Died three hours after birth)
Number of still-births 1
(Prematurity).
Number of cases of notified sepsis 1
(Puerperal sepsis, transferred to Fever Hospital
subsequently discharged cured).
Number of cases in which temperature rose above 100.4
with rise of pulse 4
Number of infants not entirely breast fed 2
(Insufficient breast milk).
Dental Clinic.
The work of the Dental Clinic during 1924 is summarised as
follows:—
Number of sessions held (62 morning, 52 afternoon) 114
Total number of patients (women 137, children 56) 193
Total attendances (women 1,296, children 56) 1,352
Work carried out:—
Extractions—
Ordinary 40
With local anæsthetic 128
„ general ,, 613
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