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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
Croydon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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T able XCI.
table of abnormalities in labour in traced cases.
| Abnormal Condition. | Mayday. | St. Mary's. | Else-where. |
|---|---|---|---|
| haemorrhages : | |||
| Abortion | 4 | – | 1 |
| Missed Abortion | 4 | – | — |
| Miscarriage | 8 | – | 4 |
| Placenta Praevia | 5 | 5 | — |
| Accidental Haemorrhage | 2 | 1 | — |
| Post Partum Haemorrhage | — | 1 | — |
| —23 | — 7 | – 5 | |
| Malpresentations : | |||
| Breech | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| Face | — | — | 1 |
| Extended Head | — | 1 | — |
| Twins | 3 | 6 | — |
| — 5 | –26 | — 2 | |
| Contracted Pelvis— | |||
| Surgical Induction | 3 | 8 | — |
| Caesarean Section | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Internal Version | 1 | — | — |
| Post Maturity—Surgical Induction | 3 | 6 | — |
| —11 | —19 | — 1 | |
| Delayed Labour : | |||
| Forceps Delivery | 3 | 25 | 2 |
| Retained Placenta or Membranes | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| — 4 | —30 | – 3 | |
| Other Unclassified Conditions : | |||
| Acute Influenza | 1 | — | — |
| Acute Gonorrhoea | 1 | — | |
| Acute Cystitis | 2 | — | — |
| Acute Pyelitis | 3 | 1 | — |
| Extreme Pressure Oedema—Induction | — | 1 | — |
| Albuminuria—Induction | — | 2 | — |
| Old Hysterotomy—Induction | — | 1 | — |
| Melancholia—Induction | 1 | — | — |
| Furunculosis Vulvae | 1 | — | — |
| Macerated Foetus | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| —10 | — 7 | — 1 | |
| Total | 53 | 89 | 12 |
POST NATAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL CLINICS.
Post Natal and Gynaecological Clinics were introduced in
January of 1931 and have been increasingly patronised. Good
work has been done by the Health Visitors and by the Staffs of
Mayday and St. Mary's Hospitals in encouraging patients to attend
for investigation and care after confinement. 358 post natal cases
were investigated, among whom there were 73 abnormal cases.
This high morbidity rate of 20% should be considered with full