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Face and Brow Presentation.
There were no cases.
Shoulder Presentations.
There were six cases, two "booked" and four "emergency"
cases at Mayday Hospital. No mothers died. Four infants were
stillborn, a mortality of 66.7%.
Prolapse of Cord.
There were five cases, two "booked" cases at St. Mary's
Maternity Hospital and three "emergency" at Mayday Hospital.
No mothers died. Three infants were stillborn, a mortality of 60%.
Post-Partum Haemorrhage.
There were two cases in Mayday Hospital "booked" cases;
two in Mayday Hospital "emergency" cases and three in St.
Mary's Hospital "booked" cases.
There were no maternal deaths and no infants died or were
stillborn.
Abortion.
The service dealt with 114 cases of abortion during the year;
all were treated at Mayday Hospital (18 booked cases and 96 emergency),
none at St. Mary's Maternity Hospital and none in the
puerperal sepsis unit at the Borough Hospital.
There were no maternal deaths.
In addition 3 cases of incomplete abortion were admitted to
Mayday Hospital Isolation wards as puerperal sepsis and are
recorded in the puerperal fever section (one maternal death).
Conditions for which abortion was induced:—
Pulmonary tuberculosis 3 cases
Chronic nephritis 2 cases