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The total number of patients treated by the Obstetric Service
was: —
(a) In Mayday Hospita 1,818
(b) In St. Mary's Maternity Hospital 707
(c) In the Borough Hospital Puerperal Infection Unit 24
(d) At the Ante-Natal Clinics and delivered outside the above
Hospitals (including Municipal Midwives' cases) 1,511
(e) At the Ante-Natal Clinics and undelivered on December
31st, 1948 1,268
(f) At Gynaecological Clinic—
(») New cases referred by Doctors 1,453
(ii) Obstetric Service cases—seen as new cases
6,781
Incidence of Abortion.
1947. 1948.
Total cases 260 208
ANTE-NATAL SUPERVISION.
1947 1948
No. of Sessions at Ante-Natal Clinics held 611 613
No. of individuals who attended 3,735 4,912
No. of previous year's cases continuing attendance
866 1,553
No. of new cases 2,722 3,858
No. of cases undelivered on 31st December 936 1,268
Total attendances made 20,916 31,370
Average attendances per session 34 51
No. of cases delivered in hospital as Booked
cases 1,780 1,657
No. of cases delivered by Municipal Midwives 1,816 1,511
No. of cases delivered at other places under
the care of private doctors or midwives 130 110
No. of patients found not to be pregnant 55 47
No. of patients referred to hospital for Ante-
Natal treatment 480 321
During 1948 the Obstetric Service dealt with 3,523 out of
the total births allocated to the Borough.
Venereal Disease Conditions treated at Ante-Natal Clinic.
Gonorrhoea Total cases 3
Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic 3
Syphilis Total cases 5
Transferred to Borough V.D. Clinic 5
Non-Venereal 2
Emergency Obstetric Service.
Number of calls 9
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