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There was a record of one previous stillbirth in
two cases, and of four previous stillbirths in one case,
while there was one case of a previous miscarriage, one
of three previous miscarriages, and one of four previous
miscarriages.
The possible causes of stillbirths do not admit of
very clear tabulation, but include the following assignments,
with or without other complication:—
Small pelvis (2); Large child (1) 3
Abnormal delivery 11
Falls during pregnancy 5
Ante-partum haemorrhage 4
Placenta prævia 2
Fright (3); Domestic worries (2) 5
Induced delivery, following albuminuria
(inc. 1 cæsarian section) 2
Information of a positive Wassermann reaction
was obtained in one case.
A glaring sidelight upon the housing conditions
of the people is afforded by the statistics as to accommodation
in 45 of these cases: —
Persons per room.
0—1 1—2 2—3 3—4 4—5 5 and over.
2 21 16 3 2 1
In the last case referred to there were six persons
in a single room. The prospects of a satisfactory live
birth, to say nothing of the child's after life, in such
conditions can surely be appreciated by the most limited
imagination.
Seven mothers are shown as having attended the
Council's Maternity Clinic, and eight other mothers
attended hospital ante-natal clinics. Six of the mothers
attended the Council's Post-Natal Clinic after the confinement.
The foregoing facts emphasise the desirability
of making better known to expectant mothers
the facilities open to them for getting sound advice as
to their condition, and as to the precautions which need
to be taken to ensure the safe birth of a live and
healthy child.