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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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"PARKSIDE" MATERNITY HOME.
| Information Required. | Particulars. |
|---|---|
| (1) No of cases admitted during the year. | 140. |
| (2) Average duration of stay | 14 days. |
| (3) No of cases delivered by— | |
| (a) Midwives | 129 and 1 born before admission. |
| (b) Doctors | 10. |
| (4) No. of cases in which Medical Assistance was sought by a Midwife in emergency. | 4. |
| (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). | 1. |
| (6) No. of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum. | — |
| (7) No. of Infants not entirely breastfed while in the Institution. | 5. |
| (8) No. of cases notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | — |
| (9)—(a) No of Maternal deaths | Nil. |
| (b) Cause of death in each case | |
| (10)—(a) No. of Infant deaths— | |
| (i) Stillborn | 4. |
| (ii) Within 10 days of birth. | 2. |
| (b) Cause of death in each case. | 1. 8 hours. P.M. held. Atelectasis. |
| 2. 5½ hours. Microcephaly and immaturity; albuminuria and hyperpyesia of mother. |