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The Health of the Mother during her pregnancy was stated
to be good in 60 cases and indifferent or poor in 24 cases; no
particulars were obtained in 16 cases. In 5 cases, however, the
mother had had a shock or fall before the still birth. In 81
instances the mother had attended the Ante-Natal Clinic. 19
cases had never attended the Clinic.
Attendance at Confinement.—Sixty-one of the still births
investigated occurred in the Mayday Hospital; 14 in St. Mary's
Hospital; 10 were attended in their own homes by a private
medical practitioner either alone or in conjunction with a midwife;
6 were attended by a midwife alone; 3 occurred in private
nursing homes, etc.
Forceps were reported to have been utilised in 16 of the cases.
In 80 cases the baby was born at full term; in 15 during the
8th month of gestation: in 5 during the 7th month. The baby
was apparently a normal child in 63 cases, abnormal in 37.
The still birth was the first pregnancy in 37 instances; the
2nd in 22; the 3rd in 19; the 4th in 10; the 5th in 2; the 6th
in 6; the 7th in 1, the 9th in 1 ; the 10th in 1; and the 13th in 1.
Previous still births had occurred in 10 cases.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Six cases were notified during 1946.

Results of Treatment.
Notified.
Cases treated.
Vision
Unimpaired.
Vision
Impaired
Died.
Removed
Remaining
under
Treatment
At home.
In hospital
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