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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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Vertex Presentations at Delivery.
The number of deliveries in which the occiput was anterior
at the beginning of labour was 1,283.
The number of deliveries in which the occiput was posterior
at the beginning of labour was 56.
Breech Delivery (62 cases).
(For Ante-natal treatment of breech cases, see page).
| Mayday Hospital Booked. | Mayday Hospital Emergency. | St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of breech deliveries | 28 | 21 | 13 | 62 |
| Number of stillbirths and infant deaths | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| Foetal and infant mortality | 25% | 38% | 30% | 30% |
| Maternal deaths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
An uncomplicated breech delivery is one where an additional risk to the life of the foetus is not present—such conditions as Ante-Partum Haemorrhage, Prematurity, Monstrosity, etc.
| Mayday Hospital Booked | Mayday Hospital Emergency. | St. Mary's Maternity Hospital Booked. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of uncomplicated breech cases | 18 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| Number of stillbirths and infant mortality | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Foetal and infant mortality | 11% | 0 | 50% | 12% |
| Number of complicated breech cases | 10 | 16 | 11 | 37 |
| Number of stillbirths and infant deaths | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| Foetal and infant mortality | 40% | 50% | 27% | 40% |