London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Croydon 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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11. Post Partum Harmorrhages 17 + 5
(Including 5 Secondary P.P.H.)
Treated at home 12 + 1
Admitted to Hospital 5 + 4
12. Retained placentae 13
Treated at home 1
Admitted to hospital 12
13. Flying Squad Calls 14
14. Manual removal of placenta at home 0
15. Blood transfusion at home 4
16. Prolonged labours over 24 hours delivered at home 3
17. Forceps delivered at home 1
18. Breech deliveries at home 3
19. Sets of twins delivered at home 0
20. Anaemia of pregnancy treated at home 66
21. Toxaemia of pregnancy treated at home 8
22. Puerperal Pyrexias 30
Genital 5 Extra Genital 25
23. Congenital abnormalities delivered at home 18
Hydrocele Double Jointed Legs
Talipes Left Foot "Click" Left Hip
Wide Foritanelles (2) Talipes Right Foot (3)
Cardiac Nasal Defect
Facial Palsy Mongol
Pilonoidal Sinus Multiple Deformities
Naevus Rt. Forehead Spina Bifida
Naevus Both Ears
24. Patients Admitted to Hospital 411
Antenatal 250
During labour 119
After delivery 29
Early discharges re-admitted 3
25. Patients Received for Home Nursing 1,486
Booked for home confinement 197
Booked for hospital confinement 1,289
(Including 328 booked for
planned early discharge
26. Jnfants admitted (including 7 re-admissions)
Prem. 5lbs. 4oz. Blood in stools Severe Blue Asphyxia
Vomiting (4) Prem. 5lbs. 4oz.
Twitching Respiratory Distress
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