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Croydon 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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IN-PATIENT TREATMENT.
A.—Patients "Booked" in the Ante-Natal Department:—
Mayday
Hospital.
St. Mary's
Maternity
Hospital.
Total.
(1) Delivered in hospital after 28th week
817
490
1,307
(2) Delivered in hospital before 28th week
12
0
12
(3) Admitted after delivery
8
0
8
(4) Discharged undelivered after ante-natal
treatment and not subsequently delivered
in hospital
0
0
0
(5) Died undelivered
0
0
0
(6) Ectopic pregnancy
0
0
0
Totals
837
490
1,327
13.—"Emergency" patients sent into Hospital with some complications
by outside doctors or midwives. No "Emergency"
cases were admitted to St. Mary's Maternity Hospital.
Mayday
Hospital..
(1) Before labour—
(a) Discharged undelivered 0
(b) Delivered in hospital after 28th week 104
(c) Delivered in hospital before 28th week 186
(d) Died undelivered 0
(2) After Delivery 9
(3) Ectopic Pregnancy 5
Total 304
A comparison of the patients delivered in the two hospitals as
regards parity, legitimacy and the number of attendances made at
the Ante-natal Clinics. Deliveries before 28 weeks gestation are
excluded:—
Mayday
Hospital.
Booked.
Mayday
Hospital.
Emergency.
St. Mary 's
Maternity
Hospital.
Booked.
Totals.
First pregnancy
411
74
295
780
Second „
178
25
134
337
Third „
78
8
40
126
Fourth „
46
4
13
63
Fifth „
25
5
6
36
Sixth „
15
11
2
28
Seventh „
9
7
0
16
Eighth „
4
6
0
10
Ninth „
3
1
0
4
Tenth pregnancy or more..
6
5
0
11
Totals
775
146
490
1,411
Legitimate
743
128
481
1,352
Illegitimate
32
18
9
59