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MIDWIFERY SERVICE
The Corporation employ directly a Superintendent and
18 domiciliary midwives. Ten midwives are recognised by the
Central Midwives' Board to have pupils for the second three
months of their Part II C.M.B. training.
The work of the municipal midwives was as follows : —
1.—The number of maternity deliveries by Municipal Midwives
on the district that attended the Lodge Road Ante-Natal
Clinic in the year 1952 1,221
2.—The number of spontaneous deliveries 1,198
3.—The number of forceps deliveries 23
4.—The number of live births 1,207
5.—The number of stillbirths 14
6.—The number of neo-natal deaths None
7.—The number of premature live born infants treated in their
own homes, and their weights and ultimate result 17
(1) 38 weeks—4 lbs. 12 ozs. 14th day—6 lbs.
(2) 37 weeks—4 lbs 14th day—6 lbs. 4 ozs.
(3) 38 weeks—5 lbs. 8 ozs. 14th day—5 lbs. 8 ozs.
(4) 39 weeks—4 lbs. 14th day—4 lbs. 14 ozs.
(5) 36 weeks—4 lbs. 6 ozs. 14th day—4 lbs. 8 ozs.
(6) 37 weeks—5 lbs. 8 ozs. 14th day—6 lbs.
(7) 38 weeks—4 lbs. 12 ozs. 14th day—5 lbs.
(8) 38 weeks—5 lbs. 8 ozs. 14th day—6 lbs.
(9) 36 weeks—5 lbs. 8 ozs. 14th day—5 lbs. 8 ozs.
(10) 34 weeks—4 lbs. 8 ozs. 14th day—4 lbs. 12 ozs.
(11) 37 weeks—5 lbs. 4 ozs. 14th day—6 lbs.
(12) 37 weeks—4 lbs. 8 ozs. Transferred Mayday
(13) 38 weeks—4 lbs. 8 ozs. Transferred Mayday
(14) 36 weeks—4 lbs. Transferred Mayday
(15) 35 weeks—4 lbs. Transferred Mayday
(16) 28 weeks—3 lbs. 8 ozs. Transferred Mayday
(17) 36 weeks—4 lbs. 12 ozs. Transferred Mayday
8. The number who received Gas and Air
Analgesia 1,147
9. The number of cases of P.P.H. 25
(13 remained at home,
11 transferred Mayday)
10. The number of cases of manual removal of the
placenta None
11. The number who received blood transfusion 7
12. The number of cases to which the Emergency
Obstetric Service was called 7
13. The number of patients sent into Mayday Hospital:
During the A.N. period 225
During and after delivery 79
Sent home for nursing 80
14. The number of cases of toxaemia of pregnancy
treated at home 1 (Maternity)
15. The number of cases of prolonged labour (over
24 hours) 30
16. The number of breech deliveries:
In primipara 1 (Maternity)
In multipara 8 (Maternity); 1 (Midwifery);
Total 10