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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 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: MIDWIFERY SERVICE

MIDWIFERY SERVICE

20. Breech deliveries at home2
21. Sets of twins delivered at home1½
22. Anaemia of pregnancy treated at home110
23. Toxaemia of pregnancy treated at home17
24. Puerperal Pyrexias30
Genital6
Extra Genital24
25. Congenital abnormalities delivered at home22
Talipes7Haemangioma of neck1
Hurschprungs disease1Cephalocele1
Hydrocele1Large Naevus? Meningocele1
Umbilical Hernia1Extra Digits2
Umbilical Hernia Into cord1Heart Murmur1
Webbed toes1Oesophogeal Atresia1
Abnormal Penis1
26. Patients admitted to hospital398
Ante-natal263
During labour110
After delivery25
27. Patients received for Home Nursing1,427
Booked for home confinement230
Booked for Hospital "1,197
(Including 335 booked for planned early discharge)
28. infants admitted to hospital28
Undiagnosed twins-(prems.)3 infants Hypocalcaemia (prem.)1
Cyanosis - (inc. 1 prem.)4"Coffee-Ground " vomit1
Hurschsprung's disease1Cardiac Murmur1
White Asphyxia1Large umbilical hernia
"Mucosy" & not passed1Into cord1
Meconium 3rd dayJaundice3
Breech for observation 2 Respiratory distress1
(Inc. 1 prem.) Oesophogeal Atresia1
Blood In stools1Large Naevus?
Unbooked emergency B.B.A2Meningocele1
(inc. 1 prem.) CephalocelePremature weight associa with hypertension In labourted2
29. Guthrie Tests for Phenylketonuria sent to Laboratory4,866
Repeat tests sent to Lab.97
30. Pupil Midwlves trained40
31. District visits of obstetric course students62
32. RH. Negative patients delivered at home105
33. Anti-D Immunoglobulin2
34. Visits made by Specialist Midwife for family planning advice106
35. The following conditions required medical attention:—
FOR THE MOTHERANTE-NATAL & IN LABOUR
Threatened AbortionPre Eclamptlc Toxaemia
Multiple PregnanciesBreech presentation
Unstable LieSmall for dates
Low HaemoglobinOedema and Headaches
Raised Blood PressureUrinary Infection