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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Information Required. | Particulars. |
|---|---|
| (1) No. of cases admitted during the year (April to December). | 202. |
| (2) Average duration of stay | 14•2 days. |
| (3) Number of cases delivered by— | |
| (a) Midwives | 172. |
| (b) Doctors | 30. |
| (4) No. of cases in which Medical Assistance was sought by a Midwife in emergency. | - |
| (5) No. of cases notified as — | |
| (a) Puerperal Fever | — |
| (b) Puerperal pyrexia (i.e. rise of temperature to 100•4°F. for 24 hours, or its recur-rence within that period). | - |
| (6) No. of cases of Pemphigus Neo-natorum. | — |
| (7) No. of Infants not entirely breast-fed while in the Institution. | 10. |
| (8) No. of cases notified as Oph-thalmia Neonatorum. | — |
| (9)—(a) No. of Maternal deaths | _ |
| (b) Cause of death in each case | — |
| (10)—(a) Number of Fœtal deaths— | |
| (i) Stillborn | 7. |
| (ii) Within 10 days of birth | 2. |
| (b) Cause of death in each case, and results of post-mortem examination (if obtainable). | Prematurity and Pyloric Stenosis White Asphyxia. |