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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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Ectopic Pregnancy.
Two cases of Ectopic Pregnancy were admitted to Mayday
Hospital. There was no maternal death.
Laceration of Perineum.
The perineum was lacerated in 341 cases.
T able XII.
| Place of Delivery and Category. | 1st and 2nd degree. | 3rd degree | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayday Hospital—Booked | 136 | 4 | 140 |
| Mayday Hospital—Emergency | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| St. Mary's Maternity Hospital—Booked | 175 | 6 | 181 |
| 341 | |||
Induction of Labour.
Labour was induced 22 times: 11 were medicinal and 11 instrumental.
8 were in Mayday Hospital "Booked" cases; 3 in Mayday
Hospital "Emergency" cases; and 11 in St. Mary's Maternity
Hospital "Booked" cases. Two mothers died. One infant was
stillborn, an infant mortality of 5 per cent.
Forceps Delivery.
Forceps were applied 61 times (19 Mayday Hospital "Booked,"
8 Mayday Hospital "Emergency," and 34 St. Mary's Maternity
Hospital "Booked" cases). In two cases at St. Mary's Hospital
forceps were applied after induction of labour. There was one
maternal death.
in Mayday Hospital "Booked" cases 2 babies were stillborn,
an infant mortality of 10 per cent. In Mayday Hospital "Emergency"
cases 2 were stillborn and one died, an infant mortality
of 37 per cent. At St. Mary's Maternity Hospital, 4 babies were
stillborn, an infant mortality of 12 per cent.