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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Croydon 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: The following table gives the details of the reasons for Mid-wives summoning medical aid:-

The following table gives the details of the reasons for Mid-wives summoning medical aid:-

FOR COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY
AbortionOther Causes29
Miscarriage-
Total29
FOR COMPLICATIONS DURING LABOUR
Breech7 Eplslotomy6
Malpresentation6 Post-partum haemorrhage21
Premature Labour8 Adherent and Retained Placenta5
Delayed Labour5 Torn Perineum78
Ante-partum haemorrhage15 Other Causes19
Total171
FOR COMPLICATIONS DURING PUERPERIUM
Pyrexia14 Pain In Breasts9
Pain In Legs9 Other Causes.9
Rhesus Negative Blood14
Total55
FOR COMPLICATIONS IN REGARD TO THE BABY
Inflammation of Eyes24 Still Birth3
Other Causes3
Total30
Grand Total285