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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 1938
[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 | 176 | 20 | 85 | 281 |
| Eclampsia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Persistent vomiting of pregnancy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Chronic cervicitis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Acute pyelitis | 11 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| Malnutrition, debility, simple anaemia, etc. | 34 | 0 | 4 | 38 |
| Breech presentation for version | 38 | 0 | 4 | 42 |
| Disproportion | 59 | 9 | 30 | 98 |
| Post-maturity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retroverted gravid uterus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2. Intercurrent Diseases. Chronic nephritis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Venereal disease | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cardiac disease | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| Exophthalmic goitre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3. Conditions chiefly Natal. Presentations at Delivery— Anterior positions of the vertex | 775 | 64 | 444 | 1283 |
| Posterior positions of the vertex | 30 | 2 | 24 | 56 |
| Breech | 28 | 21 | 13 | 62 |