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The greatest number of patients in hospital on any day was
62 on 1st March, 1947. The average period of stay was 11.764
days.
Emergency Cases.
The 22 emergency cases admitted were as follows :
L Gravida 5, aged 37 years, admitted as a prolonged labour
with uterine inertia. On admission she had fairly strong pains
and a normal delivery followed. She had a retained placenta
which was removed manually, and the mother's condition was good.
Puerperium was uneventful and both mother and baby were satisfactory
on discharge.
2. Gravida 4, aged 30 years, admitted for an extended breech
with prolonged labour and a history of obstetric shock with her
other babies. Normal breech delivery followed but patient had
a post-partum haemorrhage with a retained placenta. Manual
removal was performed and patient's general condition was fairly
good. Both mother and baby were satisfactory on discharge.
3. A primipara, aged 32 years, a midwife's case, was
admitted as a toxaemia of pregnancy. She had marked oedema
of legs and ankles, no albuminuria but blood pressure was 160/90.
She was 38 weeks pregnant. After one week of conservative
treatment she complained of nausea and her oedema increased so
a surgical induction was done. A normal delivery followed and
both mother and baby were satisfactory on discharge.