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 Beckenham]
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Relating to the Beckenham and Penge Joint Maternity Home
Information Required | Particulars |
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Beckenham and Penge Joint Maternity Home, 80, Croydon Road, Beckenham | |
2. Number of maternity beds in the Institution (exclusive of isolation and labour beds) | 14 |
2a Number of such beds used for Ante-Natal cases | 3 |
3. Number of maternity cases admitted during the year | 333 |
4. Average duration of stay | 14.69 days |
5. Number of cases delivered by : | |
249 | |
(b) Doctors | 78 |
(c) Post natal cases | 3 |
6. Number of cases in which medical assistance was sought by a midwife in emergency | 122 |
7. Number of cases notified as: (a) Puerperal Fever | |
8 | |
8. Number of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum | |
9. Number of infants not entirely breast-fed while in the Institution | 8 Supplementary feeds |
*i.e. rise of temperature to 100.4° F. for 24 hours, or its recurrence
within that period.