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Of the 843 booked cases, 433 were primipara and 410 were multipara.
Of the 16 emergency cases 9 were primipara and 7 were multipara.
Presentations—
Occipito Anterior 750
Occipito Posterior 62
Normal Breech 2
Abnormal Breech 17
Twins 15
Face 2
Shoulder 3
Miscarriages 7
Ante-partum Hæmorrhage—
Placenta Prævia 4
Accidental Hæmorrhage 1
Post-partum Hæmorrhage 1
Manual Removal of Placenta 11
Prolapse of Cord 1
Organic Heart Disease 8
Hydramnios 0
Toxaemia of Pregnancy admitted for Treatment 41
Eclampsia 1
Puerperal Pyrexia 50
Uterine Infection 16
Breast Infection 8
Urinary Infection 10
No cause found 10
Sundries 6
Operations performed—
Forceps Delivery 33
The "forceps rate" was therefore 3.85 per cent.
Caesarian Section 9
Heart Disease 1
Contracted Pelvis 6
Ante-partum hæmorrhage 2
Induction of Premature Labour 8
861 viable children were born to 851 mothers. Of these, 815 left hospital alive and well,
25 were stillborn and 21 died. 800 were fed on breast milk alone. In 12 cases the milk of the mother
had to be supplemented by artificial food, and in 3 cases the child was fed on artificial food alone.