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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MIDWIFERY SERVICE
Municipal midwives attended:—
1. Home confinements 1,434
2. Planned early discharges booked 427
3. Patients delivered at home 1,042
Midwifery cases Nil
Maternity cases 1,042
4* Prima gravida 59
Multigravlda 983
5* Live Births 1,041
6. Still Births (Asphyxia) 1
7. Neo-natal deaths (Atelectasis) 1
8. Premature Births (including 3 sets of twins) 32
(1) Term - 5lbs. 4ozs.
(2) 36 weeks 6 lbs.
(3) Term - 5lbs. 3ozs (undiag. twins
admitted)
(4) Term - 5lbs. 4ozs.
(5) Term - 5lbs. 4ozs.
(6) Term - 5lbs. 6ozs- admitted
Cyanosis
(7) 36 weeks - 6lbs. 8ozs.
(8) Term 5lbs. 4ozs.
(9) 35 weeks • 5lbs. 4ozs.
(10) 36 weeks - 6lbs. 4ozs
(11) Term - 5lbs. 4ozs.
(12) 38 weeks 5lbs. 4ozs.
(13) 36 weeks -4lbs., 3lbs. 15ozs.
undiagnosed twins - admitted
(14) 38 weeks 5lbs. 4ozs
(15) 36 weeks - 7lbs
(16) 37 weeks - 5lbs. 8ozs. admitted
twitching.
(17) Term + 1 5lbs. 6ozs.
(18) 736 weeks 4lbs. 8ozs. Buccal Pitocin
and arm Breech • admitted
(19) 38 weeks Bibs.
(20) ? 34 weeks 5lbs.
(21) ? 36 weeks 5lbs.
(22) Term - 5lbs. 8ozs - admitted
Hypertensive mother
(23) Term - 5lbs. 8ozs.
(24) 38% weeks - 5lbs. 8ozs.
(25) Term - 5lbs. 8ozs.
(26) 39 weeks 5 lbs. 8ozs.
(27) Term + 1 » 5lbs.
(28) 37 weeks - 5lbs. 4ozs.- Hypertensive
mother
(29) ? - B.B.A. 2lbs. 1oz. - admitted
emergency
(30) 36% weeks » 5lbs. 12ozs.
(31) ? 36 weeks 5lbs. 6ozs.
9. Trllene Analgesia given 88
10. Gas and Air Analgesia given 8
11. "Entonox" Analgesia given 792
12. Patients given Pethidine or Pethllorfan 602
13. Post Partum Haemorrhages 13
Treated at home 11
Admitted to hospital 2
14. Retained Placentae 5
Treated at home 4
Admitted to hospital 11
15. "Flying Squad" calls 7
16. Manual removal of Plecenta at home Nil
17. Blood Transfusions at home Nil
18. Prolonged labours (over 24 hours) delivered at home 6
19. Forceps deliveries at home 1