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Face and Brow Presentations (6 cases).
There were three cases of Face Presentation and one of Brow
"Booked" at Mayday Hospital; one Face Presentation "Emergency"
case at Mayday Hospital; and one Face Presentation
among the St. Mary's Maternity Hospital "Booked" cases. No
mother died. Three infants were stillborn and one died : a mortality
of 66.7 per cent.
Shoulder Presentations.
There were two "Emergency" cases at Mayday Hospital.
No mother died. Both infants were stillborn : a mortality of 100
per cent.
Complex Presentation.
One "Emergency" case at Mayday Hospital had a stillborn
baby. Infant mortality, 100 per cent. No maternal death.
Prolapse of Cord (9 cases).
There were three cases in each of the three categories : Mayday
Hospital " Booked," " Emergency," and St. Mary's Maternity
Hospital " Booked." No mother died. Seven infants were stillborn
: a mortality of 77.8 per cent.
Post-Partum Haemorrhage (18 cases).
There were five cases in Mayday Hospital "Booked" cases;
three in Mayday Hospital "Emergency" cases; and 10 in St.
Mary's Maternity Hospital "Booked" cases.
There were no maternal deaths. Two infants were still-born :
a mortality of 10.5 per cent.
Abortion.
The service dealt with 129 cases of Abortion during the year.
All were treated at Mayday Hospital (14 "Booked" cases and 115
"Emergency").
There were no maternal deaths. In addition, 8 cases of
Incomplete Abortion were admitted to Mayday Hospital Isolation
Wards as Puerperal Sepsis, and 1 case to the Borough Hospital
Puerperal Infection Unit, and are recorded in the Report of the
Puerperal Isolation Wards (one maternal death).
Conditions for which Abortion was induced: —
Chronic Nephritis 4 cases
Renal Tuberculosis 1 case
Thyrotoxicosis 1 case