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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Information Required | Particulars |
|---|---|
| 6. Number of cases in which medical assistance was sought by a midwife in emergency | 131 |
| 7. Number of cases notified as : (a) Puerperal Fever | |
| (b) Puerperal Pyrexia ... | 10 |
| 8. Number of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum | |
| 9. Number of infants not entirely breast-fed while in Institution | 85 |
| 10. (a) Number of cases notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum | |
| 11. (a) Number of Maternal Deaths | |
| 12. (a) Number of Foetal Deaths : (i) Stillborn | 7 |
| (ii) Within 10 days of birth | . 6 |
OBSTETRIC CONSULTANT'S SERVICE.
Mr. Douglas Lindsay saw eighteen cases at the request of
local Doctors, sixteen at the Maternity Hospital, one in a private
Nursing Home and one in her own home.
The conditions are summarised below :—
Toxaemias of Pregnancy: Albuminuria 2
Hyperemesis Gravidarum 1
Caesarean Section : Contracted Pelvis 4
Placenta Praevia 1
Abnormal Presentation: Brow 1
Transverse 1
Extended Breech 1
Extended occipito-posterior 2
Adherent Placenta 3
Perineal Repair 2
Hydatidiform Mole and Post Partum Sepsis 1
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