Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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A Numerical Summary of eases admitted for troatment, 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 | 125 | 17 | 54 | 196 |
Eclampsia | - | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Persistent vomiting of pregnaney | 13 | - | - | 13 |
Chronic cervitis | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Acute pyelitis | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
Malnutrition, debility, simple anaemia, etc. | 34 | 6 | 40 | |
Breech presentation for version | 32 | - | 10 | 42 |
Disproportion | 61 | 5 | 19 | 85 |
Retroverted gravid uterus | — | 2 | "" | 2 |
2. Intercurrent Diseases | ||||
Chronic nephritis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 11 | - | - | 11 |
Venereal disease | 5 | - | - | 5 |
Cardiac disease | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
Exophthalmic goitre | 1 | - | - | 1 |
3. Conditions chiefly Natal. | ||||
Presentations at Delivery- | ||||
Anterior positions of the vertex | 723 | 46 | 397 | 1166 |
Posterior positions of the vertex | 36 | 1 | 39 | 76 |
Breech | 43 | 8 | 17 | 68 |
Shoulder | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Face and Brow | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Caesarean section | 33 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
Twins | 14 | - | 6 | 20 |
Accidental haemorrhage | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
Placenta praevia | 16 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
Hydramnios | 18 | - | 2 | 20 |
Prolapse of cord | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Retained placenta | 7 | - | 4 | 11 |
Post-Partum haemorrhage | 15 | - | 10 | 25 |
B.B.A. | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
Lacerated perineum | 182 | 25 | 150 | 357 |
Obstructed labour | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Premature labour | 82 | 3 | 35 | 120 |
Abortion | 31 | 139 | - | 170 |
Ectopic pregnancy | - | 5 | - | 5 |
Abdominal Hysterotomy | - | 16 | - | 16 |