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(f) Number of cases notified as puerperal pyrexia, with result of treatment
in each case Nil
(g) Number of cases of pemphigus neonatorum Nil
(j) Number of cases notified as ophthalmia neonatorum with result
of treatment in each case Nil
(i) Number of infants not entirely breast fed while in the Institution 2
(j) Number of maternal deaths Nil
(k) Number of foetal deaths (i) still-born, and (ii) within 10 days of
birth, and their supposed causes—and the results of the postmortem
examination:—
(i) Still-born 5
(ii) Within 10 days of birth Nil
58. PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Two cases of puerperal fever were notified as compared with three in 1931.
In addition to the cases of puerperal sepsis, 7 cases of puerperal pyrexia were
notified, the confinement in 3 cases being attended by a midwife. All the patients
recovered.
59. MATERNAL MORTALITY.
No maternal deaths occurred during 1932.