London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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ANNUAL STATISTICS
| No. | Information Required | Particulars |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |