London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Mayday Hospital. | St. Mary s Maternity Hospital. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Delivered in hospital after 28th week | 678 | 574 | 1,252 |
| (2) Delivered in hospital before 28th week | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| (3) Admitted after delivery | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| (4) Discharged undelivered after ante-natal treatment and not subsequently delivered in hospital | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| (5) Died undelivered | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (6) Ectopic pregnancy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 703 | 582 | 1,285 |
B.—"Emergency" patients sent into Hospital with some complications
by outside doctors or midwives. No "Emergency"
cases were admitted to St. Mary's Maternity Hospital, except
two cases which had been seen by a medical officer at home
and had been included in the Booked cases for convenience.
Mayday
Hospital.
(1) Before Labour—
(a) Discharged undelivered 10
(b) Delivered in hospital after 28th week 90
(c) Delivered in hospital before 28th week 107
(d) Died 10
(2) After Delivery 33
(3) Ectopic Pregnancy 2
Total 252
| Mayday Hospital. Booked. | Mayday Hospital. Emergency. | St. Mary's Mat. Hospital. Booked. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First pregnancy | 297 (43.8% | 41 (45.6%) | 358 (62.3%) | 696 (51.8%) |
| Second ,, | . 180 (26.6%) | 12 (13.3%) | 114 (19.3%) | 306 (22.8%) |
| Third „ | . 102 (15.0%) | 6 (6.7%) | 67 (11.7%) | 175 (13.0%) |
| Fourth ,, | 46 (6.8%) | 12 (13.3%) | 21 (3.7%) | 79 (5.9%) |
| Fifth „ | 18 (2.7%) | 6 (6.7%) | 10 (1.7%) | 34 (2.5%) |
| Sixth „ | 13 (1.9%) | 4 (4.4%) | 4 (0.7%) | 21 (1.5%) |
| Seventh ,, | 16 (2.2%) | 4 (4.4%) | 0 (-) | 19 (1.4%) |
| Eighth „ | 4 (0.6%) | 2 (2.2%) | 1 (0.2%) | 7 (0.6%) |
| Ninth ,, | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (-) | 0 (—) | 1 (0.1%) |
| Tenth pregnancy or more | 2 (0.3%) | 3 (3.3%) | 0 (-) | 5 (0.4%) |
| Totals | . 678 | 90 | 575 | 1,343 |
| Legitimate | 642 (94.7%) | 79 (87.8%) | 570 (99.1%) | 1,291 (96.1%) |
| Illegitimate | 36 (5.3%) | 11 (12.2%) | 5 (0.9%) | 52 (3.9%) |