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Croydon 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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98
MIDWIFERY SERVICE
Municipal midwives attended:—
1. Deliveries 1,289
2. Midwifery Cases 8
Maternity Cases 1,281
3. Primagravida 165
Multigravida 1,124
4. Live Births (inc. 2 sets of twins) 1,287
5. Still Births (1 Atelectasis, 1 Other) 2
6. Neonatal Deaths at Home Nil
7. Premature Infants (including 2 sets of twins) 35
(1) Term - 51bs. 4ozs.
(2) 34 weeks - 5lbs. 2ozs.
(3) Term - 5lbs.
(4) 36 weeks - 5lbs. 8oz-s.- admitted 11th day
(5) Term - 5lbs.
(6) Term - 5lbs.
(7) Term - 5lbs. 2ozs.
(8) 34 weeks - 4lbs. admitted
(9) ?34 weeks - 4lbs.)undiag. twins
(10) ?36 weeks - 3lbs. 12ozs. ) admitted
(11) ?36 weeks - 4lbs. 14ozs. admitted (N.N.D.)
(12) 36 weeks - 5lbs. 8ozs.
(13) Gestation unknown - No A/N care 5lbs.l4ozs.
(14) 36 weeks - 5lbs. 4ozs.
(15) ?36 weeks - 51bs. 4ozs.
(16) ?30 weeks - 4lbs. 4ozs. - admitted
(17) 36 weeks - 4lbs. 14ozs.
(18) Term - 5lbs. 4ozs.
(19) 36 weeks - 5lbs. 6ozs. admitted
(20) 37/4 weeks - 51bs. 4ozs.
admitted later
(21) 40+2 weeks
(22) 36 weeks - 5 lbs. admitted
(23) 38 weeks - 5lbs.
(24) Term - 51Ls. 4ozs.
(25) Term - 5lbs.
(26) 32 weeks - 4lbs. 6ozs. admitted
BBA.
(27) 36 weeks - 5lbs. 14 ozs.
(28) 37 weeks - 5ibs. 8ozs. admitted
(29) Term - 5lbs. 4ozs.
(30) 39 weeks - 5lbs. 4ozs.
(31) Term - 5lbs. 6ozs.
(32) 35 weeks - 4lbs. 12ozs. admitted
(33) 36 weeks undiagnosed twins
4lbs. 12ozs. 4lbs. 10ozs.
(34) 36 weeks - 4lbs. 8ozs. admitted
(35) 39 weeks - 5lbs. 6ozs.
(36) 36 weeks - 2½lbs. admitted
8. Trilene Analgesia given 168
9. Gas and Air Analgesia given 32
10. Entonox given 935
11. Post-Partum Haemorrhages 22
Treated at Home 16
Transferred to Hospital 6
12. Retained Placentae 11
Treated at Home 2
Transferred to Hospital 9
13. Manual Removal at Home 1
14. Flying Squad Calls 10
15. Blood Transfusions at Home 1
16. Anaemia of Pregnancy treated at Home 152
17. Toxaemia of Pregnancy treated at Home 18
18. Prolonged Labour (over 24 hours) delivered at Home 8
19. Forceps Deliveries 1
20. Ventouse Extractions 1
21. Breech Deliveries 6
22. Twins delivered 2 sets
23. Triplets delivered Nil
24. Anaesthetics given Nil