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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Mayday Hospital Booked. | Mayday Hospital Emergency. | St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulder | 2 | 4 | — | 6 |
| Face and Brow | — | — | — | — |
| Complex | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Caesarean Section | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Twins | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Accidental Haemorrhage | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Placenta Praevia | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Hydramnios | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Prolapse of Cord | — | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Retained Placenta | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| Post - Partum Haemorrhage | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| B.B.A | 6 | 16 | 1 | 23 |
| Lacerated Perineum | 76 | 9 | 118 | 203 |
| Obstructed Labour | — | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Precipitate Labour | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Premature Labour | 28 | 20 | 36 | 84 |
| Abortion | 18 | 96 | — | 114 |
| Ectopic Gestation | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 4. Conditions chiefly Post-Natal excluding re-admissions from Post-Natal Clinic. | ||||
| Retroversion | 6 | 4 | 20 | 30 |
| Delayed Involution | 17 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| Post-partum Nephritis | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| Breast Abscess | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 13 | 4 | 20 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| In addition 6 cases of Puerperal Fever per se were admitted to Mayday Hospital Isolation Wards and 16 cases to the Puerperal Infection Unit at the Borough Hospital. | ||||