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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
Hammersmith 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1926
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Name of Institution.—"Parkside" Maternity Home.
Address.—150, Ducane Road, W.12.
| Information required. | Particulars. |
|---|---|
| (1) Number of Cases in the Home on the 1st January, 1926 | |
| (2) Number of Cases admitted during 1926. | 68. |
| (3) Average duration of stay | 15½ days. |
| (4) Number of Cases delivered by | |
| (a) Midwives | 67. |
| (b) Doctors | |
| (5) No. of Cases in which Medical Assistance was sought by the Midwife, with reasons for,requiring assistance | |
| (a) Ante-natal | 1 Case of Albuminuria. |
| (b) During labour | 3. |
| a. Antepartum Hsemorrhage. | |
| b. Placenta retained for over an hour, with considerable loss between 2nd and 3rd stage of labour. | |
| c. Complicated breech presentation. All patients are seen daily by the Doctor. | |
| (c) After labour | 4. |
| a. Accelerated pulse rate and blanching immediately after delivery. b. Uiseof temperatureon2ndday. | |
| c. Kiseof temperatureon 3rd day. | |
| d. Rise of temperature on 5th day. | |
| (d) For Infant | 19 ruptured perineums required sutures. |
| 13 required 1 stitch. | |
| 6 required 2 stitches. | |
| 2. | |
| a. Frail infant with incessant vomiting after food. | |
| b. White asphyxia. | |
| (6) No. of Cases notified as | |
| (a) Puerperal fever | Nil. |
| (b) Puerperal pyrexia (i.e., rise of temperature to 100.4° F. or its recurrence within that period) with the result of treatment in each case. | 3. All three cases recovered rapidly with no complications. |