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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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" PARKSIDE" MATERNITY HOME.
I append figures for the year 1933 :—
Name of Institution.—"Parkside" Maternity Home,
Hammersmith Hospital, 150, Du Cane Road, W.12.
| Information Required. | Particulars. |
|---|---|
| (1) No of cases admitted during the year. | 242. |
| (2) Average duration of stay | 14 days. |
| (3) No of cases delivered by— (a) Midwives | 224. |
| (b) Doctors | 18. |
| (4) No. of cases in which Medical Assistance was sought by a Midwife in emergency. | 14. |
| (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 recurrence within that period). | 7 |
| (6) No. of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum. | — |
| (7) No. of Infants not entirely breastfed while in the Institution. | 8. |
| (8) No. of cases notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | — |
| (9)—(a) No. of Maternal deaths | 4. |
| (b) Cause of death in each case | 1. Acute œdema of lungs; mitral Stenosis; pregnancy. 2. Pulmonary Embolism; femoral thrombosis; parturition. 3. Acute Pulmonary Tuberculosis. 4. Uræmia ; pregnancy; sepsis Puerperal. (Westminster Case.) |
| (10)—(a) No. of Infant deaths— (i) Stillborn | 7. |
| (ii) Within 10 days of birth. | 4. |
| (b) Cause of death in each case. | 1. 2 days Prematurity. 2. 4 days Birth debility. 3. 12 hours Cerebral hæmorrhage. 4. 8 days Prematurity. |