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16
Infant Deaths, 7.
Prematurity 4
(In one case mother eclamptic.
In one case placenta praevia)
Tentorial tears 2
(Both normal labours)
Melaena neonatorum 1
Abnormalities in Infants.
Spina bifida 2
Talipes 1
Congenital heart disease 1
Congenital absence of anus 1
(Died shortly after discharge to King
Edward Memorial Hospital)
Cleft palate 1
Bifid uvula 1
Haemorrhage neonatorum 3
(2 rectal, 1 vaginal)
Hydrocoele 1
Undescended testicles 1
Erb's paralysis 1
Cephal haematoma 8
Overlapping of toes 1
Tongue-tie 1
Ophthalmia Neonatorum, 2.
Complete recovery in Hospital 1
Transferred to Isolation Hospital 1
Dr. J. W. Rait-Bell, the Consulting Obstetrician, was called in
on 13 occasions during the year.