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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ANNUAL STATISTICS
No. | Information Required | Particulars |
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1. | Name and Address of Institution, | Beckenham & Penge Joint Maternity Homo. Stone Park Avenue, Beckenham. |
2. | Number of maternity beds in the Institution (exclusive of isolation and labour beds) | 34 |
2a. | Number of such beds used for Ante-Natal cases | 4 |
3. | Number of maternity cases admitted during the year | 405 |
4. | Average duration of stay | 14 days |
5. Number of cases delivered by:- | ||
(a) Midwives | 302 | |
(b) Doctors | 95 | |
(c) Post-natal cases | 6 (Two patients transferred to Hospitals undelivered) | |
6. | Number of cases in which medical assistance was sought by a midwife in emergency | 148 |
7. Number of cases notified as: | ||
(a) Puerperal Fever | Nil | |
(b) Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 | |
8. | Number of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum. | 5 |
9. | Number of infants not entirely breast-fed while in Institution | 25 |
10. | (a) Number of cases notified as ophthalmia neonatorum | Nil |
(b) Result of treatment in each case | - | |
11. | (a) Number of Maternal deaths | 2 |
(b) Cause of death in each case | (a) Septicaemia | |
(b) Concealed Antepartum haemorrhage | ||
12. | (a) Number of foetal deaths: (i) Stillborn | 9 |
(ii)Within 10 days of birth | 5 |