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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 XII.
POST-NATAL CASES.
After confinement at
| Mayday Hospital. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Elsewhere. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cases | 302 | 454 | 43 | 799 |
| Cases found to be normal | 246 | 343 | 28 | 617 |
| Cases found to be abnormal. | 56 | 111 | 15 | 182 |
| Cases treated as Out-patients | 38 | 93 | 13 | 144 |
| Cases admitted to Mayday Hospital | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Table XIII.
CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMAL POST-NATAL CASES. Source of cases attending
| Case Group. | Mayday Hospital. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Elsewhere. | Percentage of Abnormals. | Percentage of all cases attending. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retroversion and Delayed Involution | 21 | 57 | 5 | 45.6 | 10.4 |
| Delayed Involution | 11 | 20 | 4 | 19.2 | 4.4 |
| Trauma | 11 | 23 | 4 | 20.9 | 4.8 |
| Infection | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
| Chronic Nephritis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | .8 |
| Other | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Totals | 56 | 111 | 15 | 100.0 | 22.9 |
END RESULTS.
773 cases were treated to their termination (other than death)
during the year, and the results were classified as follows:—
Result I.—Health unimpaired as a result of recent confinement
(i.e., no symptoms and no anatomical or functional
disability). (91%).
Result II.—Health slightly impaired as a result of recent confinement
(i.e., no symptoms or disability, but anatomical
damage likely to lead to disability in the future, particularly
if increased by further pregnancies. This group
includes cases impaired by previous confinements and
further impaired by the recent confinement so as to make
the total impairment, due to all previous confinements,
equal to that described in Result III). (6.5%).
Result III.—Health seriously impaired as a result of recent
confinement (i.e., symptoms or disability present due to
trauma, infection, etc., or damage to vital organs, as in
chronic nephritis). (2.5%).