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Hammersmith 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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(1) No. of Cases in the Home on 1st
January, 1927.
(2) No of cases admitted during
1927.
(3) Average duration of stay.
(4) No of cases delivered
(a) by Midwives.
(b) by Doctors.
(5) No. of Cases in which medical
assistance was sought by the
midwife with reasons for requiring
assistance
(a) Ante-natal
(b) During labour
(c) After labour
(d) For infant
(6) No. of Cases notified as
(a) Puerperal fever
(b) Puerperal pyrexia (i.e., rise
of temperature to 100.4°F.
or its recurrence within
that period) with the result
of treatment in each case.
(7) No. of Cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum.
(8) No. of Cases notified as Ophthalmia
Neonatorum with the result
of treatment in each case.
(9) No. of Cases of "Inflammation of
the Eyes" however slight.
(10) No. of Infants not entirely
breastfed while in the Institution
with reasons why they were not
breastfed.
Particulars.
8.
201.
14 days.
186.
15.
Dr. Jenkins in attendance at all
Ante-natal Clinics.
1. Hydramnics
1. Eslamptic
4. Delayed 1st and 2nd stages =8
2. Adherent Placenta
1. Haemorrhage 7th day.
1. Blue Asphyxia. 11. Stillbirths.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
1. Artificial feeding on 13th day
owing to persistent cracked
nipple.
1. Due to debility of mother.
1. Mother returning to work immediately
after leaving Home.