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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
Bexley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| Maternity Home Statistics. | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients in Home 1st January | 20 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 25 |
| No. of patients admitted during year | 494 | 500 | 497 | 574 | 551 | 549 | 541 |
| No. of patients discharged during year | 490 | 502 | 493 | 567 | 536 | 551 | 547 |
| No. of patients died during year | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| No. of patients remaining at 31st December | 24 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 19 |
| No. of patient days | 7273 | 7306 | 7430 | 8171 | 7994 | 7636 | 8148 |
| Average duration stay in days | 14.7 | 14.61 | 14.94 | 14.41 | 14.50 | 13.91 | 15.55 |
| No. of cases delivered by nursing staff (mid-wives) | 408 | 403 | 400 | 465 | 443 | 441 | 420 |
| No. of cases delivered by Doctors | 86 | 94 | 97 | 102 | 107 | 108 | 121 |
| No. of cases delivered before patients admitted | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| No. of primiparæ | 278 | 273 | 308 | 335 | 306 | 278 | 246 |
| No. of multipart | .216 | 227 | 189 | 232 | 245 | 271 | 295 |
| Twin pregnancies | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — |
| No. of calls on Consultant— | |||||||
| Ante-natal | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
| Post-natal | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Intra-natal | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| No. of Cæesarean sections | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| No. of cases medical assistance sought | 70 | 80 | 72 | 109 | 116 | 100 | 97 |
| No. of cases notified— | |||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 23 |
| Opthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No. of Maternal Deaths (after discharge) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| No. of infant deaths | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Causes— | |||||||
| (1) Prematurity | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| (2) Atelactasis of Lungs | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| (3) Jaundice | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| (4) Asphyxia Pallids | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| (5) Forceps | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| (6) Convulsions | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| (7) Pneumonia | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| (8) Toxaemia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| (9) Intracranial haemorrhage | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| (10) Congenital Heart Disease | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |