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The chief causes of death were:—
Premature Birth
21
Bronchitis and Pneumonia
21
Diarrhoea and Enteritis
13
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus
2
Congenital Malformations
6
Convulsions
3
Atelectasis
2
Other causes
12
80
Of the above number, 40 were boys and 34 girls.
Deaths of Children 1 to 5 Years of Age.
The number of deaths of children between the ages of 1 and 2
years was 5, and between 2 and 5 years, 4. The previous year
the figures, were 19 and 18 respectively.
Midwives.—From information received from the London
County Council it is possible to state that 30 Midwives are practising
in the Borough.
Maternity Home.—During the year electric light was installed
throughout the Home and Isolation Block ; the plumbing was
overhauled and new lavatory basins provided in each ward.
Externally the buildings were repainted and internally a large
amount of redecoration was carried out.
The number of patients admitted during the year was 371,
of whom 42 were admitted to the Home for ante-natal treatment.
The number of cases delivered by the Midwives of the Home
was 354, the remainder by the Medical Staff. In 144 instances,
medical assistance was sought by the Midwives and the number
of infants born (including twins) amounted to 376, the presentations
being 368 vertex and 8 breach. The following were some of the
main complications connected with the cases:—
Ante-partum Haemorrhage—
Placenta praevia 1
Accidental 6
Toxaemia—
Eclampsia 1
Albuminuria 2