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Croydon 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Further details will be included in the Annual Report of the
Obstetrical Service which is prepared as a separate report.
40
59 cases were referred from the Maternity and Gynaecological Wards
at Mayday and St. Mary's Hospitals and 148 films were used. Reasons for
reference were:-
For presentation 20
Twins 11
For foetal parts 4
Foetal death 2
Hydramnios 3
Breech? Extended legs 10
Disproportion 7
Hydrocephalus 1
Ancncephaly 3
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.
811
447
1258
(2) Delivered in hospital before 28th week
7
0
7
(3) Admitted after delivery
4
4
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
823
451
1,273
B. - "Emergency'' patients sent into Hospital with some complications
by outside doctors or midwives. No "Emergency" cases were
admitted into St. Mary's Maternity Hospital.
Mayday Hospital
(1) Before Labour.
(a) Discharged undelivered
-
(b) Delivered in hospital after
28th week.
60
(c) Delivered in hospital before
28th week.
139
(d) Died undelivered
1
(2) After Delivery
9
(3) Ectopic Pregnancy
5
Total.
214
MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES
Cases Booked 1158
Attended (including 7 twins) 993
Maternity Cases 116
Live Births 989
Still births (7 macerated) 16
Maternal deaths nil
Medical aid sought 278
Ante-natal visits by midwives 5660
" clinic attendances 3614
Post-natal 347