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OBSTETRIC CONSULTANT'S SERVICE.
Mr. D. M. Lindsay was asked by local doctors to see 30 patients
at the Maternity Hospital. The conditions are summarised below
Ante-Partum
Haemorrhage: Placenta Prævia 1
Toxaemias: Hepatic insufficiency 1
Albuminuria 2
Contracted Pelvis: General Contraction 6
Flat Pelvis 1
Ricketty Pelvis 1 .
Associated with malpresentation 4
Malpresentation: Transverse 1
Brow 1
Extended breech 2
R.O.P. extended head 1
Prolonged Labour: Uterine inertia 3
Post-partum: Perineal repair 3
Caesarean section was performed on 16 occasions:—
For Placenta Prævia 3
For Contracted Pelvis 6
For Contracted Pelvis with malpresentations 3
For Malpresentations 2
For Prolonged labour 2
CLINIC ATTENDANCES.
The Consultant's clinic was held at the Maternity Hospital on
29 occasions during the year and the attendances were :—
Ante-Natal cases Post-Natal cases Re-examinations Total Average per session
28 253 23 304 10.3
The final conditions of these cases is set out below:—
Health unimpaired 214 cases 84.6 per cent.
Slight impairment 39 cases 15.4 per cent.
Serious impairment Nil 0.0 per cent.
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