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Infant Feeding and Weight on Discharge from Hospital.
In both hospitals normal infants were breast-fed every four
hours, omitting the early morning feed.
Of 606 infants discharged from Mayday Hospital, 348 were
up to or over birth weight (57 per cent.).
Of 531 infants discharged from St. Mary's Maternity Hospital,
365 were up to or over birth weight (69 per cent.).
Twins and Triplets.
There were 12 cases of Twins and none of Triplets. There was
no maternal death.
Mayday Mayday St. Mary's
Hospital Hospital Mat. Hosp.
Booked. Emergency. Booked. Total.
Number of cases 6 1 5 12
Number of infants discharged
alive 9 0 7 16
Number of stillbirths and
infant deaths 3 2 3 8
Foetal and infant mortality
25% 100% 30% 33%
*One delivered before admission.
POST-NATAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL CLINIC.
In 1935, 68 per cent.of "Booked" cases delivered in the
hospitals attended the Post-Natal Clinic six weeks after their confinements.
This is practically the same as in 1934.
Number of Sessions held 104
Number of individuals presented 1,097
Number of subsequent attendances 387
Total attendances 1,484
Average attendance per session 14.3
Number of Post-Natal cases 867
Number of Gynaecological cases 230