Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following table gives the details of the reasons for Midwives summoning medical aid:-
FOR COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY | |||
Abortion | - | Other Causes | 11 |
Miscarriage | - | ||
Total | 11 | ||
FOR COMPLICATIONS DURING LABOUR | |||
Breech | 3 | Episiotomy | 5 |
Malpresentation | 2 | Post-p art tun haemorrhage | 3 |
Premature Labour | 4 | Adherent and Retained Placenta | 2 |
Delayed Labour | 5 | Torn Perineum | 26 |
Anti-par turn haemorrhage | 7 | Other Causes | 20 |
Total | 77 | ||
FOR COMPLICATIONS DURING PUERPERIUM | |||
Pyrexia | 11 | Pain in Breasts | 6 |
Pain in Legs | 5 | Other Causes | 17 |
Rhesus Negative Blood | 10 | ||
T otal | 49 | ||
FOR COMPLICATIONS IN REGARD TO THE BABY | |||
Inflamation of Eyes | 6 | Still Birth | 5 |
Other Causes | 14 | _ | |
Total | 25 | ||
Grand Total | 162 |
MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY FOR THE YEARS 1965 - 1966
Year | Births (Live and Still) | Maternal Deaths | Maternal Mortality Rate | Infant Mortality Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
1965 | 5,800 | - | - | 17.6 |
1966 | 5,750 | 1 | 0.17 | 10.9 |