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No. of calls on Consultant—ante-natal 5
post-natal 2
intra-natal 2
No. of Cæsarean sections 8
No. of cases in which medical assistance was sought 97
No. of cases notified as Puerperal pyrexia 9
No. of cases of ophthalmia neonatorum Nil
No. of cases of pemphigus neonatorum Nil
No. of maternal deaths (after discharge) 2
No. of infant deaths 7
Causes—Marasmus (twins) 2
Atelectasis 1
Maternal toxaemia (premature) 1
Ante-partum haemorrhage (premature) 1
Congenital malformation 1
Prematurity 1
No. of stillbirths 16
Causes—Anencephalic 2
Hydrocephalic 2
Forceps (1 from District, 1 post-maternity) 2
Placenta Prævia
? Cause 2
Breech from District 1
Accidental haemorrhage 2
Prematurity 3
No. of cases sent to other Hospitals :—
Baby 3
Post-natal 4
Intra-natal 1
No. of Borough cases 617
No. of out-district cases 20
No. of practitioners' private booked cases 128
Forceps deliveries 30
Feeding.
Breast alone 527
Breast supplemented by artificial food 59
Artificial food alone 42
No. of babies born alive (including twins) 633
(b) Other Institutional Provision for Mothers.
The County Council Home for convalescent mothers has
been available but post-natal homes have not held any attraction
for mothers who have usually been unable to find any
person to care for the baby in their absence.
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