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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Beckenham 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Information Required | Particulars |
|---|---|
| 2. Number of maternity beds in the Institution (exclusive of isolation and labour beds) | 14 Complement at 31/12/39 in New Home—10. |
| 2a. Number of such beds used for Ante-Natal cases | 4 |
| 3. Number of maternity cases admitted during the year | 246 |
| 4. Average duration of stay | 14 days |
| 5. Number of cases delivered by: | |
| (a) Midwives | 195 |
| (b) Doctors | 51 |
| (c) Post natal cases | — |
| 6. Number of cases in which medical assistance was sought by a midwife in emergency | 78 |
| 7. Number of cases notified as : | |
| (a) Puerperal Fever | Nil |
| (b) Puerperal Pyrexia* | 4 |
| 8. Number of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum | Nil |
| 9. Number of infants not entirely breast-fed while in the Institution | 6 Supplementary feeds |
| 10. (a) Number of cases notified as ophthalmia neonatorum | Nil |
| (b) Result of treatment in each case | – |
| 11. (a) Number of Maternal deaths | Nil |
| (b) Cause of death in each case | – |
| 12. (a) Number of fcetal deaths : | |
| (i) Stillborn | 8 |
| (ii) Within 10 days of birth | 1 |
*i.e. rise of temperature to 100.4° F. for 24 hours, or its recurrence
within that period.
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