London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Dagenham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Supervision of Midwives.
The following is a summary of the reasons for sending for medical
help by midwives:—
Perineal Tear 135
Prolonged Labour 56
Discharging Eyes 43
Rise of Temperature 38
Malpresentation 22
Miscarriage 19
Threatened Miscarriage 17
Ante-Partum Haemorrhage 17
Premature Baby 14
Post-Partum Haemorrhage 13
Watery Blisters 9
Infant Unsatisfactory 5
Albuminuria 4
Feebleness of Infant 4
Jaundice 3
Adherent Placenta 3
Poor Condition of Patient 3
Other Causes 52
457
Notices summoning medical aid 457
For (a) Mothers 368
(b) Infants 89
Notifications that they had been associated with the undermentioned
conditions were received from midwives:—
Liable to be sources of infection 26
Stillbirths 15
Infant deaths 10
Substitution of artificial feeding 8
Laying out dead bodies 2