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153
No. of cases admitted during the year 460
Average duration of stay 12 days.
No. of cases delivered by (a) Midwives 403
(b) Doctors 43 (forceps).
14 cases were born
before arrival at
Hospital.
No. of cases in which medical assistance was sought by a midwife 87 43 on account of delayed labour.
35 ruptured perineum.
9 post-partum
hæmorrhage.
No. of cases notified as (a) Puerperal Fever 4
(b) Puerperal Pyrexia 4
No. of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum Nil
No. of cases notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2
Result of treatment in each case: both cured.
No. of maternal deaths 2
Causes of death—
(1) Intestinal obstruction following operation
for Caesarian Section.
(2) Pulmonary Tuberculosis .
No. of foetal deaths (i) Stillborn 24
(ii) Within 10 days of birth 13
Causes of death in (ii)—
Prematurity 7
Congenital atelectasis 2
Congenital cardiac defect 1
Hirschprung's Disease 1
Bronchopneumonia 1
Deficient vitality 1
The causes of the still births were considered to be:
Eclampsia in mother 3; Forceps delivery 4; Abnormal presentation
4; Placenta prævia 3; Albuminuria in mother 2; Prematurity
or intra-uterine death 4; Concealed hæmorrhage 2; Unknown 2.
St. Mary's Hospital.
This institution was enlarged from 17 to 32 beds, and the
enlarged institution was opened for the reception of patients on
the 27th of September, 1930.
Thirty of the beds are reserved for cases sent by the Local
Authority, for which an annual grant of £3,600 is made.
No. of cases in the Hostel on 1st Jan., 1930 8
No. of cases admitted during 1930 292
Average duration of stay 14 days.
No. of cases delivered by (a) Midwives 248
(b) Doctors 23 (8%)
No. of cases in which medical assistance was
sought by the midwife with the reasons
therefor—(a) Ante-natal 9 6 small pelvis.
3 hæmorrhage.
(b) During labour 15 4 mal-presentation.
8 uterine inertia.
2 obstructed labour.
1 small outlet.