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Willesden 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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During 1925, 136 maternity cases were admitted to Park Royal Hospital under the Council's
scheme. Of these 136 women 127 were confined, and 9 proved not to be in labour. Of the 127 who
were confined 126 were delivered of live infants, and in 1 case the child was born dead. The following
table gives particulars of the 127 confinements:—
Table No. 2.—Giving Particulars as to Confinements of Maternity Cases admitted to Park Royal Hospital under the Council's Scheme during 1925.
| Normal Confinement | 88 |
| Infant Premature weight 4 lbs. | 1 |
| Child Talipes Calcaneovalgus (left foot worse) | 1 |
| Slight Conjunctivitis not purulent | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum recovered | 1 |
| Mother Systolic bruit | 1 |
| Child 9 1bs. 13 ozs. one Suture Perineum, mother but little milk | 1 |
| One suture perineum | 2 |
| Unreduced left Occipito Posterior | 1 |
| Right Occipito Posterior Vertex | 1 |
| Right Sacro Anterior | 1 |
| Uterine Inertia | 2 |
| Puerperal Mania, slight | 1 |
| Adherent Placenta | 1 |
| Adherent Placenta, perineum sutured, chloroform, uterus wiped out with iodine because of a rigor. Perineorrophy 17th day | 1 |
| Born before admission | 3 |
| Born before admission—severe haemorrhage—child large cephalhematoma | 1 |
| Forceps, left Occipito Anterior, infant 6 lbs. 12 ozs. | 1 |
| Forceps, male child 8 lbs. 6 ozs., Congenital Hydrocele | 1 |
| Forceps uterine inertia | 2 |
| Chloroform, uterine inertia, forceps delivery | 1 |
| Uterine inertia, primary forceps delivery, chloroform, small measurements | 1 |
| Forceps delivery, small measurements, slow 2nd stage | 1 |
| Forceps, delayed 2nd stage | 1 |
| Forceps, vertex, slow 2nd stage | 1 |
| Albuminuria, small measurements, chloroform | 1 |
| Induction of labour | 1 |
| Mother pyelitis albuminuria, induction 14.10.25, confined 15.10.25, twins, chloroform and forceps because of slow progress (male vertex, female podalic version), adherent placenta, male child 4 lbs. 8 ozs., female | |
| 3 lbs. 12 ozs | 1 |
| Adherent placenta, chloroform, manual extraction, perineum 1 suture | 1 |
| Chloroform administered, cephalic version, twin boy 4 lbs., died 3rd day, twin girl 4 lbs. premature, 1 vertex female, 1 footling male, normal labour | 1 |
| Cephalic version before admission, footling, forceps after coming head, small vaginal orifice ... | 1 |
| Small round pelvis, induction 16.10.25, confined 18.10.25,chloroform, forceps, large caput succedaneum, 1 suture in perineum, right occipito anterior, male child slight facial paralysis | 1 |
| Unreduced occipito posterior | 1 |
| Unreduced occipito posterior, axis traction, forceps and chloroform, 3 sutures perineum, child slight facial paralysis | 1 |
| Caesarean section | |
| 127 |
Hospital Treatment of Children under 5 Years of Age.—The following table gives
particulars of the children under treatment at the Willesden General Hospital and St. Monica's Home
Hospital under the Council's scheme during 1925:—
Table No . 3.
| - | Willesden General Hospital. | St. Monica's Home Hospital. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Children in Hospital at 31st December, 1924 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| No. of Children admitted during 1925 | 77 | 6 | 83 |
| Total No. of Children under treatment during 1925 | 77 | 7 | 84 |
| No. of Children discharged during 1925 | 75 | 5 | 80 |
| No. of Children died in Hospital during 1925 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mortality % | 1.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
| No. of Children remaining in Hospital at 31st Dec., 1925 | 1 | 2 | 3 |