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Croydon 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Maternal Mortality.
There were 9 deaths, compared with 5 in 1944. The maternal
mortality rate was 1.36 per 1,000 births, compared with 1.36 in
1944.
The deaths were caused by—
(1) Ruptured ectopic gestation.
(2) Septicaemia : pyelitis of pregnancy.
(3) Ponto-cerebellar hemorrhage due to chronic
stitial nephritis accelerated by a normal pregnancy.
(4) Spontaneous rupture of right tubal pregnancy.
(5) Ruptured ectopic gestation.
(6) Abortion : placenta praevia.
(7) Incomplete abortion (spontaneous).
(8) Abortion (induced).
(9) Abortion—septicasma.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Forty-eight cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified. This
is a rate of 13.0 per 1,000 births (live and still births).
Accommodation for Confinement.
The following table gives information concerning the accommodation utilized for confinements: —
| Number. | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|
| In Private Houses | 1,203 | 30.94 |
| In Public Institutions | 1,797 | 46.20 |
| Registered Maternity Homes | 889 | 22.86 |
| 3,889 |
Still Births.
During 1945, 100 still births were registered in respect of
Croydon. Of these'53 were male babies and 47 female; 7 males
and 4 females were illegitimate. The proportion of still births
to living children was as 1 to 36. The still birth rate was 2.7
per cent, of the total births. The still birth rate, on the same
basis as for Infant Mortality, was 27.2 per 1,000 births.