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Battersea 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: Particulars relating to the admissions during 1928 are set out as follows:—

Particulars relating to the admissions during 1928 are set out as follows:—

Total number of cases admitted653
Average duration of stay14 days
Number of cases delivered by midwives581
Number of cases delivered by doctors (including 5 delivered by own doctors)53

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Of the above cases, 19 patients were admitted for Ante-Natal
treatment prior to re-admission at a later date for confinement.
Number of cases in which medical aid was sought by the
midwife with reasons for requiring assistance:—

Table: (a) Ante-Natal.—64

(a) Ante-Natal.—64

Accidental hæmorrhage2Pernicious vomiting1
Albuminuria14Placenta prævia7
Contracted pelvis4Uterine inertia3
Cystocele and Rectocele164
Heart cases2
Induction23
Malpresentation7

Table: (b) During Labour—191.

(b) During Labour—191.

Discharging rectal fistula1Retained membranes4
Foetal distress6Ruptured perineum131
Forceps deliveries33Rupture of sphincter muscle1
Heart disease4191
Prolonged labour3
P.P.H. and retained placenta8

Table: (c) After Labour—32.

(c) After Labour—32.

Influenza4Abdominal pain3
Eclamptic fits2Varicose veins6
Pain in coccyx1Tb. lung2
Pain in groin, &c.4Old Tb. kidney1
Pyelitis132
Rupture of uterus1
Rashes on face, &c.4
Chest conditions3