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MIDWIFERY SERVICE
The Corporation employ directly 1 Superintendent and 19
Domiciliary Midwives. 10 Midwives are recognised by the Central
Midwives' Board to have pupils for the second three months ot
their Part II C.M.B. training. The work of the Municipal
Midwives was as follows: —
I.—The number of maternity deliveries by Municipal
Midwives on the district that attended
the Lodge Road Ante-Natal Clinic in the
year 1951 1,322
2.—The number of spontaneous deliveries 1,303
3.— The number of forceps deliveries 19
4.—The number of live births 1,313
5.—The number of stillbirths 9 (7 + 1 set of twins)
6.—The number of neo-natal deaths 2
7.—and the weight of each baby (1)—6 lbs. 8 ozs.
Found dead in bed.
(2)—8 lbs.
Found dead in bed.
8.—The number of premature live born infants
treated in their own homes, and their
weights and ultimate result 15 + 3 sets of twins.
(1) 30 weeks—4 lbs. 8 ozs. 14th day—4 lbs. 12 ozs.
(2) 38 weeks—4 lbs. Transferred Mayday.
(3) 36 weeks—5 lbs. 8 ozs. Transferred Mayday, died later.
(4) 36 weeks—4 lbs. 12 ozs. 14th day—4 lbs. 4 ozs., Transferred
H.V.
(5) 38 weeks—4 lbs. 8 ozs. 14th day—5 lbs. 4 ozs.
(6) 35 weeks—4 lbs. 6 ozs. 14th day—5 lbs. 8 ozs.
(7) 34 weeks—4 lbs. 8 ozs. Transferred Mayday, died.
(8) 37 weeks—5 lbs. 8 ozs. 14th day—G lbs.
(9) 36 weeks—5 lbs. 14th day—6 lbs.
(10) 32 weeks—4 lbs. 4 ozs. Transferred Mayday.
(11) 36 weeks—4 lbs. 4 ozs. 14th day—5 lbs. 4 ozs.
(2) 27 weeks—not weighed Transferred Mayday.
(13) 36 weeks—4 lbs. 14th day—4 lbs. 6 ozs.
(14) 36 weeks—3 lbs. 8 ozs. Transferred Mayday.
(15) 28 weeks—3 lbs. 8 ozs. Transferred Mayday.
Twins:—
(1) 34 weeks—4 lbs. 4 ozs. Transferred Mayday, one died.
5 lbs.
(2) 38 weeks—6 lbs. 14th day—6 lbs. 4 ozs.
5 lbs. 14th day—5 lbs. 8 ozs.
(3) 36 weeks—5 lbs. 14th day—5 lbs. 8 ozs.
5 lbs. 12 ozs. 14th day—6 lbs. 12 ozs.
9.—The number who received Gas and Analgesia 1,235
10.—The number of cases of P.P.H. 14
6 remained at home
8 transferred Mayday
II.—The number of cases of manual removal of
placenta None.
12.—The number who received blood transfusion 4
13.—The number of cases to which the Emergency
Obstetric Service was called 5
14.—The number of patients sent into Mayday 183 transferred during
Hospital the A.N. period.
79 sent in during and
after delivery.