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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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There were 20 cases of Twins and none of Triplets. There was no maternal death.
| Mayday Hospital Booked. | Mayday Hospital Emergency. | St. Mary's Mat. Hosp. Booked. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 3 | 10 | 20 | |
| Number of infants discharged alive | 12 | 3 | 20 | 35 |
| Number of stillbirths and infant deaths | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Foetal and infant mortality | 14% | 50% | 0% | 12.5% |
POST-NATAL AND GYNAECOLOGICAL CLINIC.
In 1936, 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 1935.
Number of Sessions held 104
Number of individuals presented 1.021
Number of subsequent attendances 166
Total attendances 1,187
Average attendance per session 11.4
Number of Post-Natal cases 856
Number of Gynaecological cases 165
Table XIII. POST-NATAL CASES.
| After confinement at | total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayday Hospital. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Elsewhere. | |||
| Total cases | 383 | 400 | 73 | 856 | |
| Cases found to be normal | 292 | 352 | 51 | 695 | |
| Cases found to be abnormal | 91 | 48 | 22 | 161 | |
| Cases treted as Out-patients | 32 | 35 | 17 | 84 | |
| Cases admitted to Mayday Hospital | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |