Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table V.—
Legitimacy. | Labour in hospital. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Previous pregnancies. | Total. | |||||||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ | ||
Legitimate | 4,851 | 2,999 | 1,483 | 759 | 473 | 317 | 220 | 173 | 123 | 73 | 145 | 11,616 |
Illegitimate | 1,003 | 312 | 53 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1,424 |
Total oases | 5,854 | 3,311 | 1,536 | 778 | 490 | 324 | 226 | 177 | 125 | 73 | 146 | 13,040* |
Total deaths | 24 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 48* |
* Patients discharged or died during 1934.
Table VI.—
Termination. | Labour in hospital. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of mother. | Total women delivered. | ||||||||
Gravida. | Total births. | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45 + | |||
No. | Deaths. | ||||||||
Legitimate—Live birth | Primi | 4,714 | 561 | 2,315 | 1,719 | 118 | 1 | 4,674 | 10 |
Multi | 6,610 | 85 | 1,472 | 3,705 | 1,300 | 48 | 6,513 | 14 | |
Still birth | Primi | 185 | 22 | 61 | 89 | 13 | — | 177 | 7 |
Multi | 266 | 1 | 26 | 136 | 100 | 3 | 252 | 10 | |
Illegitimate—Live birth | Primi | 974 | 176 | 501 | 269 | 28 | — | 963 | 6 |
Multi | 421 | 12 | 125 | 231 | 50 | 3 | 408 | — | |
Still birth | Primi | 43 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 5 | — | 40 | 1 |
Multi | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 13 | — | |
Total | 13,229 | 865 | 4,518 | 6,173 | 1,618 | 55 | 13,040 | - | |
Deaths | — | 4 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 2 | — | 48 |
Table VII.—
Type of labour or aid. | Infant. | Total confinements. | Percentage of infants. | Deaths among | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born dead. | Dying with in 10 days. | Living after 10 days. | Born dead. | Dying within 10 days. | Living after 10 days. | Number. | Per cent. | ||
Caesarian | 9 | 13 | 114 | 136 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 83.8 | 9 | 6.6 |
Surgical induction | 38 | 8 | 157 | 203 | 18.8 | 3.9 | 77.3 | 2 | 1.0 |
Forceps following surgical induction | 4 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 18.2 | 4.5 | 77.3 | - | - |
Forceps* | 81 | 15 | 353 | 449 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 78.7 | 13 | 2.9 |
Version | 31 | 3 | 40 | 74 | 41.9 | 4.0 | 54.1 | 1 | 1.4 |
Other aid† | 38 | 8 | 393 | 439 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 89.5 | 3 | 0.7 |
Unaided | 283 | 199 | 11,245 | 11,727 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 95.9 | 21 | 0.2 |
Total | 484 | 247 | 12,319 | 13,050 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 94.4 | 49 | 0.4 |
* With or without version, including failed forceps.
† Including medical induction, failed induction, unless followed by forceps, and
failed version, craniotomy, etc.