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(11) Number of maternal deaths.—Nil.
(12) Number of foetal deaths (a) stillborn, and (b) within 10
days of birth and their causes—and the results of the
post mortem examination if obtainable:—
(a) Stillborn 6
(b) Prematurity 1
As in previous years advantage was taken of the above Ward
for the treatment of suitable cases referred from the Ante-natal
Clinics, 39 cases being admitted compared with 31 in 1924.
PUEPERAL SEPSIS.
Four cases of puerperal sepsis were notified compared with 3
in 1924, all of which were admitted to the Infectious Hospital.
Three of these had been attended by midwives. A case notified
on the 31st December as "puerperal sepsis" was on admission
found suffering from advanced pulmonary tuberculosis, and transferred
to another institution. As in previous years special investigations
were carried out by health visitors in all notified
cases, though in no instance was it possible to arrive at any
specific cause for the disease.
MATERNAL DEATHS.
One death occurred attributable to the puerperal state, giving
a maternal mortality rate of 1.2, compared with 3.54 for the
previous year, and 3.90 for the country as a whole. Maternal
mortality is a question occupying the serious consideration of the
Ministry of Health, it being evident that the mortality rate of
England and Wales has remained practically stationary during