London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bexley 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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No. of patient days 7105
Average duration of stay 14.2 days
No. of cases delivered by nursing staff (midwives) 387
No. of cases delivered by doctors 90
No. of primiparæ 291
No. of multiparæ 186
Twin pregnancies 6
No. of calls on Consultant—ante-natal 2
intra-natal Nil
post-natal 1
No. of cases in which medical assistance was
sought 104
No. of cases notified as Puerperal pyrexia 6
No. of cases of ophthalmia neonatorum Nil
No. of cases of pemphigus neonatorum Nil
No. of maternal deaths (after discharge) 1
No. of infant deaths 9
Causes—(1) Convulsions, prematurity 4
(2) Atelectasis of lungs 2
(3) Jaundice 1
(4) Abscess of liver 1
(5) Mongolism 1
No. of stillbirths 19
Causes—(1) Prolapsed Cord 1
(2) Anencephalic (twins) 2
(3) Toxæmia 3
(4) Breech with extended legs 2
(5) Unknown 8
(6) Premature 1
(7) Hydrocephalus 1
(8) Instrumental delivery 1
No. of cases sent to other Hospitals:—
Ante-natal 6
Early intra-natal 4
Post-natal 5
No. of Borough cases 436
No. of out-district cases 41
No. of practitioners' private booked cases 90
Forceps rate 6.6%
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