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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). (1.6%).
Mayday St. Mary's
Hospital. Hospital. Elsewhere. Totals.
Result I. 327 419 48 794
Result II. 26 15 13 54
Result III. 7 7 0 14
Totals, treated to conclusion
360 441 61 862
Maternal Mortality (Obstetric Service).
These cases fall into three categories. The first includes all
"Booked" cases (i.e., those who had attended the Ante-Natal Clinic
on two occasions, whether they were delivered in the Council's beds
or not). The second consists of those admitted to Hospital as
"Emergency" cases (i.e.,, they had not attended the Ante-Natal
Clinics on more than one occasion, if at all). The third category
is made up of cases admitted after delivery as Puerperal Sepsis
per se and treated at Mayday Hospital or in the Borough Hospital
Puerperal Infection Unit. This last group is dealt with in the
Report of the Puerperal Isolation Wards (see page 161).
Seven deaths occurred of mothers dealt with by the service,
three of these, however, cases of sepsis, only came under the service
after the onset of sepsis. 3 deaths occurred in "Emergency" cases,
and 1 in a "Booked" case. The maternal mortality of "Booked
cases, i.e., cases under the continued supervision of the service was
0.9 per 1,000. This is a sufficient commentary upon the value of
such supervision in controlling maternal mortality.
The Registrar-General's figures for deaths directly due to
pregnancy were as follows:—
Total Maternal Deaths allocated to Borough of Croydon 8
Maternal Mortality 2.36 per 1.000