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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table VI.
Albuminuria.
| Mayday Hospital Booked. | Mayday Hospital Emergency. | St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cases | 42 | 20 | 42 | 104 |
| Number of Stillbirths and Infant Deaths | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| Foetal and Infant Mortality | 9.5% | 40.0% | 7.3% | 13.3% |
| Number of Maternal Deaths | — | — | — | 0 |
| Number of Cases— | ||||
| Responded to treatment and delivered spontaneously near term | 10 | 3 | 24 | 47 |
| Responded to treatment and discharged to return abnormal | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Responded to treatment and discharged to return normal | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Responded to treatment and discharged—not readmitted | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Spontaneous premature labour or abortion | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Not responding to treatment and labour induced | 13* | 7 | 8† | 28‡ |
| Not responding to treatment, abortion per vaginam induced | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Not responding to treatment, hysterotomy or hysterectomy performed | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Not responding to treatment, Caesarean section performed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Eclampsia (10 cases).
| Mayday Hospital Booked. | Mayday Hospital Emergency. | St. Mary's Mat. Hosp. Booked. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cases | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Maternal Deaths | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Maternal Mortality | 25% | 20% | 0 | 20% |
| Number of Foetal and Infant Deaths | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Foetal and Infant Mortality | 25% | 40% | 100% | 40% |