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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
Willesden 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Of the 546 booked cases, 266 were primipara and 280 were multipara.
Of the 14 emergency cases, 7 were primipara and 7 were multipara.
Presentations—
| Occipito Anterior | 488 | |
| Occipito Posterior | 45 | |
| Normal Breech | 4 | |
| Abnormal Breech | 9 | |
| Twins | 9 | |
| Face | 2 | |
| Shoulder | 2 | |
| Ante-partum Haemorrhage— | ||
| Placenta Prævia | 3 | |
| Accidental Hæmorrhage | 2 | |
| Post-partum Hæmorrhage | 1 | |
| Manual Removal of Placenta | 5 | |
| Prolapse of Cord | 2 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 7 | |
| Toxaemia of Pregnancy admitted for treatment before Term | 32 | |
| In no case did Eclampsia develop. | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia according to the B.M.A. standard | 19 | |
| Uterine infection | 2 | |
| Breast infection | 7 | |
| Urinary infection | 3 | |
| No cause found | 3 | |
| Sundries | 4 | |
| Miscarriage | 1 | |
| Operations performed— | ||
| Forceps delivery | 28 | |
| The " forceps rate " was therefore 5 per cent. | ||
| Caesarian Section | 6 | |
| Heart Disease | 3 | |
| Contracted Pelvis | 2 | |
| Ovarian Cyst | 1 | |
| Induction of Premature Labour | 4 | |
| Internal Version | 3 | |
| Embryotomy | 3 |
Children.
568 viable children were born to 559 mothers. Of these, 543 left hospital alive and well,
15 were stillborn and 10 died. 473 were fed on breast milk alone. In 65 the milk of the mother had
to be supplemented by artificial food and in 5 cases the child was fed on artificial food alone.