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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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Table XI.
A Numerical Summary of cases admitted for treatment,
delivered in Hospital, or admitted' after delivery.
Some cases appear in more than one category in the summary.
Table XI.
A Numerical Summary of cases admitted for treatment, delivered in Hospital, or admitted' after delivery. Some cases appear in more than one category in the summary.
| Mayday Hospital Booked. | Mayday Hospital Emergency. | St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Conditions chiefly Ante-Natal. | ||||
| Albuminuria | 69 | 31 | 40 | 140 |
| Eclampsia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Persistent vomiting of pregnancy | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Chronic cervicitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acute pyelitis | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| Other urinary infection | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Malnutrition, debility, simple anaemia, etc | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Ante- partum thrombo- phlebitis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Breech presentation for version | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Disproportion | 16 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| Post-maturity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retroverted gravid uterus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2. Intercurrent Diseases. | ||||
| Chronic nephritis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Venereal disease | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chronic rheumatic carditis | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Exophthalmic goitre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-rheumatic carditis | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 3. Conditions chiefly Natal. | ||||
| Presentations at Delivery- | ||||
| Anterior positions of the vertex Posterior positions of the vertex | 623 33 | 67 5 | 503 55 | 1193 93 |
| Breech | 21 | 13 | 18 | 62 |