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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 1937
[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.
| Mayday Hospital Booked. | Mayday Hospital Emergency. | St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Conditions chiefly Ante-Natal. | ||||
| Albuminuria | 101 | 21 | 60 | 182 |
| Eclampsia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Persistent vomiting of pregnancy | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Chronic cervicitis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Acute pyelitis | 12 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| Malnutrition, debility, simple anaemia, etc. | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Breech presentation for version | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Disproportion | 35 | 7 | 8 | 50 |
| Post-maturity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retroverted gravid uterus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2. Intercurrent Diseases. | ||||
| Chronic nephritis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Venereal disease | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Chronic rheumatic carditis | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Exophthalmic goitre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-rheumatic carditis | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3. Conditions chiefly Natal. | ||||
| Presentations at Delivery- | ||||
| Anterior positions of the vertex | 804 | 58 | 495 | 1357 |
| Posterior positions of the vertex | 29 | 3 | 26 | 58 |
| Breech | 33 | 17 | 14 | 64 |