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The number of home visits made by Health Visitors to
expectant mothers during the year was 228. This is less than last
year (243) and is due to the increased number of ante-natal visits
made by the Council Midwives. (See page 110).
The results of all cases examined and tabulated below.
Percentage of
Finished
Number. Cases.
Normal 380 86.95
Instrumental delivery 18 4.12
Twins 11 2.51
Prematurity 9 2.06
Breech presentation 5 1.14
Miscarriage 5 1.14
Stillborn 3 0.68
Post partum haemorrhage 3 0.68
Triplets 1 0.23
Caesarian section 1 0.23
Placenta prævia 1 0.23
Total 437
Not pregnant 11
Removed 23
Grand Total 471
Analysis of Abnormal Cases. (Report by Dr. Hilda Menzies.)
(a) Instrumental Delivery (18 Cases).
Of the instrumental deliveries, 16 occurred in primigravidae ;
of these fourteen had booked with midwives, one had arranged to
go into hospital, and one arranged with a private medical practitioner
to have her confinement in a nursing home—this last case
did not continue attendance at the ante-natal clinic.
Of the midwives' cases, two were referred to hospital for
further advice on account of suspected disproportion. One was
admitted to hospital for trial labour and the other was considered