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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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Queen Charlotte's Auxiliary Hospital, "Invermead," Goldhawk Road, W.12, 10 beds reserved for Hammersmith Borough Council cases.
| Information Required. | Particulars. | |
|---|---|---|
| Invermead, Goldhawk Road. | Queen Charlottes Marylebone Road | |
| (1) No. of cases admitted during the year. | 259. | 20, |
| (2) Average duration of stay | 13•4 days. | 15•7 days. |
| (3) Number of cases delivered by— | ||
| (a) Midwives | 251. | 16. |
| (b) Doctors | 8. | 4. |
| (c) B.B.A | - | - |
| (4) No. of cases where Medical Assistance was sought by a Midwife in emergency. | - | 6. |
| (5) No. of cases notified as — | ||
| (a) Puerperal Fever | 3. | 1. |
| (b) Puerperal Pyrexia. | 2. | — |
| (6) No. of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum. | — | — |
| (7) No. of Infants not entirely breastfed while in the Institution. | 36. | 2. |
| (8) No. of cases notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | — | — |
| (9) No. of Maternal deaths | - | 2. |
| 1. P.M. Septic pneumonia. | ||
| 2. P.M. Endocarditis. | ||
| (10)—(a) No. of Infant deaths— | ||
| (i) Stillborn | 2. | 3. |
| (ii) Within 10 days of birth | 9. | 2. |
| (b) Cause of death in each case. | 1. Congenital heart. 2. Premature. 3. Premature. 4. Baby got much mucus in lung, soft head with large caput occiput cyanosed. 5. Premature. 6. Baby malformed Bilateral talipes carcaneous. Hydrocephalus (mild). Spina bifida. 7. P.M. Lungs but partially expanded. Everything else apparently normal except ossification of skull bones. 8 and 9. Premature twins. | 1. Premature. 2. Premature. 26 weeks. |
Twenty patients booked for "Invermead" were admitted
to Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Marylebone Road,
on the advice of the Medical Officers in charge of the antenatal
clinic.