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Battersea 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough.
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During 1929, 605 cases were admitted to the Hospital as compared
with 653 in 1928, 634 cases in 1927, 625 in 1926, 560 in 1925
and 400 in 1924.
Particulars relating to the admissions during 1929 are set out
as follows:—
Total number of cases admitted 605
Average duration of stay 14 days
Number of cases delivered by midwives 545
Number of cases delivered by doctors (including
8 delivered by own doctors) 50
Of the above cases, 10 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 :—
| Accidental haemorrhage | 1 | Placenta praevia | 3 |
| Albuminuria | 14 | — | |
| Contracted pelvis | 10 | 74 | |
| Induction | 36 | ||
| Malpresentation | 10 | ||
| (b) During Labour—175. | |||
| Adherent placenta | 7 | Ruptured perineum (sutured) | 89 |
| Foetal distress | 15 | Ruptured perineum (non-su | |
| Forceps deliveries | 33 | tured) | 10 |
| Heart disease | 2 | ||
| Prolonged labour | 10 | 175 | |
| Retained membranes | 9 | ||
| (c) After Labour—20. | |||
| Influenza | 8 | Varicose veins | 2 |
| Pain in groin, &c. | 1 | Tb. lung | 1 |
| Rashes on face and body | 3 | — | |
| Chest condition | 1 | 20 | |
| Abdominal pain | 4 | ||
| (d) For Infant—62. | |||
| Blisters and septic fingers | 6 | Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 |
| Eruptions on face and body | 2 | Hydrocephalic | 1 |
| Cyanosis | 3 | Convulsions | 2 |
| Feebleness | 8 | — | |
| Club foot and spina bifida | 1 | 62 | |
| Sticky eyes | 10 | — | |
| Watery eyes | 28 | ||