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Croydon 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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No. of cases admitted to the Puerperal Infection Unit,
Borough Hospital and Mayday. Hospital Isolation
Wards, including 67 from Mayday Hospital and 6
from St. Mary's Maternity Hospital 83
No. of Maternal deaths in Booked cases from Borough
Ante-Natal Clinics 2
No. of Maternal deaths in Emergency cases at Mayday
Hospital 0
No. of Maternal deaths in cases admitted as Puerperal
Sepsis per se 0
Total Maternal deaths in beds of the Obstetric Service 2*
(*Exclusive of Abortion)
The total number of patients treated by the Obstetric Service
was:—
(a) In Mayday Hospital 1,877
(b) In St. Mary's Maternity Hospital 617
(c) In the Borough Hospital Puerperal Infection Unit and
Mayday Hospital Isolation Wards, excluding 67 from
(a) and 6 from (6) 10
(d) At the Ante Natal Clinics and delivered outside the above
Hospitals (including Municipal Midwives' cases) 1,210
(e) At the Post-Natal Clinics, excluding those included in
(a), (b), (c) and (d) 1,395
(/) At the Ante-Natal Clincs and undelivered on December
31st, 1943 982
6,091
ANTE-NATAL SUPERVISION.
1942. 1943.
No. of Sessions at Ante-Natal Clinics held 572 565
No. of individuals who attended 4,305 4,100
No. of previous year's cases continuing attendance
620 778
No. of new cases 3,685 3,322
No. of cases undelivered on 31st December 1,260 982
Total attendances made 21,540 22,273
Average attendances per session 38 39
No. of cases delivered in hospital as Booked
cases 1,509 1,737
No. of cases delivered by Municipal Midwives. 1,153 1,072
No. of cases delivered at other places under
the care of private doctors or midwives 183 138