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Croydon 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MIDWIFERY SERVICE
The work of the municipal midwives was as follows:N.B.
S.C.C. = Surrey County Council i.e. Prior to April 1965
1. Number of deliveries (Including 86 for S.C.C.) 1,604
2. Prlmigravida 221
Multipara 1,383
3. Midwifery cases 107
Maternity cases 1,458
4. Live Births 1,597
5. Still Births (1 S.C.C.) (2 Breech, 4 Macerated,
1 Intra-uterine death) 7
6. Neo-natal deaths (3 days Congenital Heart) 1
7. Premature Infants (Including 2 Stillborn) 24
(1) 36 weeks - 4 lbs. 8 oz. - Admitted to Hospital
(2) 37 weeks - 5 lbs. 4 oz.
(3) 36 weeks - 4 lbs. 8 oz.
(4) 39 weeks - 4 lbs. 8 oz.
(5) 36 weeks - 5 lbs. 1 oz.
(6) 29 weeks - 2 lbs. - B. B.A. Hospital booked case »
Transferred
(7) 38 weeks - 5 lbs.
(8) 36 weeks - 4 lbs. 8 oz.
(9) 38 weeks - 4 lbs. 12 oz.
(10) 37 weeks • 5 lbs. 4 oz.
(11) 34 weeks - 4 lbs. 4 oz. - Admitted to Hospital
(12) 37ft weeks - 5 lbs. and 4 lbs.-Undiagnosed twins - admitted
to Hospital
(13) 35ft weeks - 3 lbs. 12 oz. - Admitted to Hospital
(14)?34 weeks - 6 lbs. (Premature by dates and behaviour)
(15) 36 weeks - 4 lbs. 12 oz. - Admitted to Hospital
(IB) 37 weeks - 5 lbs. 8 oz. and 3 lbs. 4 oz. - Undiagnosed twins
- Admitted to Hospital
(17) 36 weeks - 4 lbs. 8 oz. - Admitted to Hospital
(18) 38 weeks - 4 lbs. 8 oz. - Admitted to Hospital
(19) 38ft weeks - 5 lbs. 4 oz.
(20)?Tera - 4 lbs. 2 oz. - Admitted to Hospital
(21) 38 weeks - 4 lbs.
(22) 36ft weeks - 4 lbs. 8 oz.
(23)?6estation - 4 lbs. 8 oz. - Emergency - no A/N care
macerated S.B.
(24) 33ft weeks - 2 lbs. - Breech S.B.
8. Trllene Analgesia given (45 for S.C.C.) 259
9. Gas and Air analgesia given (41 for S.C.C.) 1,237
10. Post partum haemorrhage cases 35 treated at Home) 41
6 transferred to Hospital) (5 for S.C.C,
11. Retained Placenta 12 transferred to Hospital 15
12. Manual removal of placenta at home 1
13. Plying Squad calls 5
14. Blood transfusions at home 3
15. Toxaemia of pregnancy treated at home 8
16. Prolonged labour (over 24 hours) 18
17. Forceps deliveries (11 for S.C.C.) 16
18. Ventouse Vacuum Extractions 3