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166
The cases were referred by:—
Their own doctor 40
Their own midwife 6
The Public Health Department 90
By a friend 24
Came on their own initiative 15
Reference not stated 2
The ages of the patients attending were:—
Under 20, 2; From 20-29 years, 61; From 30-39 years, 67;
From 40-49 years, 33, and 50 years and over, 12. In 2 cases the
age was not given.
The reasons for attendance were:—
Prolapse, 22; Leucorrhcea, 20; Haemorrhage, 16; Backache,
14; Menorrhagia, 12; Retroversion, 12; Abdominal Pain, 11;
Sterility, 8; Query Pregnancy, 6; Subinvolution, 6; Dyspareunia,
4; Chronic Metritis, 4; Perineal Tears, 3; Oedema, 3; Carcinoma
Uteri, 2; Debility, 2; Amenorrhoea, 2; Incomplete Abortion, 2;
Sacral Pain, 2; Urinary Incontinence, 2; Cystocele, 2; Various
Other Conditions, 15.
Five women attended for contraceptive advice on account of
some medical reason.
St. Mary's Hospital.
This institution has 32 beds. Thirty of the beds are reserved
for cases sent by the Lcoal Authority, for which a grant of £2,350
was made.
I am indebted to Dr. G. Genge, the physician in charge, for
the following particulars:—
No. of cases admitted during 1932 598
Average duration of stay 14 days.
No. of cases delivered by (a) Midwives 526
(b) Doctors 50 (8.7%)
No. of cases in which medical assistance was
sought by the midwife in emergency 41
No. of cases notified as Puerperal Fever or Puerperal
Pyrexia 5
No. of cases notified as Pemphigus neonatorum 0
„ ,, ,, Ophthalmia neonatorum 2 1 discharged cured.
1 responded to treatment
in Croydon
General Hospital.
No. of infants not entirely breast fed 21
No. of maternal deaths 0
No. of infant deaths (a) Still-born 17
(b) Within 10 days of birth 4 1 atelectasis, due to
premature birth.
1 broncho-pneumonia,
due to jaundice.
1 meningitis.
1 meningocele.