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Bexley 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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No. remaining 31st December, 1937 £3
No. of patient days . 2995
Average duration of stay 14.02 days
No. of cases delivered by nursing staff (midwives) 175
No. of cases delivered by doctors 41
No. of primiparac 140
No. of multipara! 76
Twin pregnancies 6
No. of calls on Consultant—ante-natal Nil
intra-natal Nil
post-natal 1
No. of cases in which medical assistance was
sought 56
No. of cases notified as: —
(a) Puerperal fever Nil
(b) Puerperal pyrexia 3
No. of cases of ophthalmia neonatorum Nil
No. of cases of pemphigus neonatorum Nil
No. of maternal deaths Nil
No. of infant deaths 2
Causes—(1) Convulsions, prematurity
(2) Broncho pneumonia, atelectasis
of lungs
No. of stillbirths 6
Causes—(1) Cord round neck
(2) Anencephalic
(3) Instrumental delivery
(4) Breech with extended legs
(5) Unknown
(6) Premature
No. of cases sent to other Hospitals: —
Ante-natal 15
Early intra-natal 6
Post-natal 1
No. of Borough cases 188
No. of Out-district cases 28
No. of practitioners private booked cases 28
Forceps rate 8.3%
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