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Twin pregnancies 16
No. of calls on Consultant 10
No. of Cæsarean sections 5
No. of cases in which medical assistance was sought 95
No. of cases notified as Puerperal pyrexia 7
No. of cases of ophthalmia neonatorum —
No. of cases of pemphigus neonatorum 8
No. of maternal deaths (after discharge) —
No. of infant deaths 5
Causes — Premature 2
Mongolian 1
Cleft Palate 1
Unknown 1
No. of still births 18
Causes— Ante partum hæmorrhage 3
Obstructed labour 2
Congential heart 1
Locked twins
Rh. factor 1
Toxaemia 2
Exomphalos 1
Hydrocephalus 1
Malformation 1
? Cause 4
No. of cases sent to other Hospitals 9
No. of practitioners' private booked cases 90
Forceps deliveries 25
Feeding:
Breast alone 611
Breast supplemented by artificial food 93
No. of babies born alive (including twins) 712
(b) Co-operation with General Practitioners. 90 of the
712 cases admitted to the Corporation Maternity Home
during 1948 were general practitioners' cases.
(c) Consultant Services. The consultant was called on
10 occasions to see patients in the Maternity Home.
Registration of Nursing Homes. Public Health Act, 1946.
(Authority of Registration transferred from Kent County
Council to the Bexley Borough Council—17.4.39).
No. of Homes on the Register at beginning of year 6
No. of patients provided for:—
Maternity 6
Others 63
Total 69
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