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Willesden 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 28.
Statistical Details of the 1,256 Cases dealt with during 1947.
| Cases completed | 1,256 | Toxaemia of Pregnancy admitted for | ||
| 1,227 | treatment | 29 | ||
| Discharged well | 1,221 | Eclampsia | 1 | |
| Transferred | 3 | Organic Heart Disease | 2 | |
| Delivered elsewhere | 2 | Puerperal Pyrexia | 25 | |
| Died | 0 | Uterine Infection | 5 | |
| 29 | Urinary Infection | 3 | ||
| Discharged well | 28 | Breast Infection | 4 | |
| Transferred | 1 | Pulmonary Infection | ||
| Died | 0 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | |
| Of the 1,227 booked cases, 574 were | Carbuncle | 1 | ||
| primiparae and 653 were multiparae. | Tuberculosis | 1 | ||
| Of the 29 emergency cases, 18 were | Dental Abscess | 1 | ||
| primiparae and 11 were multiparae. | No cause found | 4 | ||
| Presentations : | Operations : | |||
| Occipito Anterior | 884 | Forceps delivery | 72 | |
| Occipito Posterior | 277 | The forceps rate was therefore 574 per cent. | ||
| Normal Breech | 50 | Caesarean Section | 8 | |
| Complicated Breech | 5 | Pelvic Tumour | 2 | |
| Twins | 25 | Placenta Praevia | 2 | |
| Face | 4 | Toxaemia | 1 | |
| Shoulder | 1 | Previous Caesarean | 3 | |
| Miscarriages | 8 | Hysterotomy and Sterilisation | 1 | 1 |
| Ante-partum Haemorrhage : | Induction of Premature Labour | 11 | ||
| Placenta Praevia | 3 | Toxaemia | 10 | |
| Accidental Haemorrhage | 1 | Oedema | 1 | |
| 10 cases were admitted before labour | Manual Removal of Placenta | 8 | ||
| on account of haemorrhage, in 9 of | T ransfusion | 34 | ||
| which there was no further loss of | Plasma only | 3 | ||
| blood. | Blood only | 22 | ||
| Prolapse of Cord | 5 | Plasma and Blood | 9 | |
| 1,271 children were born to 1,246 mothers. Of these, 39 were stillborn and 13 died. | ||||
THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
on the
SUPERVISION OF MIDWIVES
for the
Year 1947.
Table No. 29.
Number of Midwives who gave Notice of their Intention to Practise in Willesden in 1946-17 respectively
| 1946 | 1947 | |
|---|---|---|
| In Willesden : | ||
| 1. Private District Midwives | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Municipal Midwives | 12 | 18 |
| 3. Queen Charlotte's Hospital District Home, 40, Princess Road, Kilburn, N.W.6 | 6 | 4 |
| 4. Central Middlesex County Hospital, Acton Lane, N.W.10 | 27 | 29 |
| 5. Willesden District Nursing Association, 19, Park Avenue, N.W.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Outside Willesden : | ||
| 1. Private District Midwives | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Willesden Maternity Hospital, Honevpot Lane, Kingsbury, N.W.9 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals | 50 | 58 |
In addition, 6 Mid-wives gave notice of their intention to act as Maternity Nurses under Section E(21) of the
rules of the Central Midwives Board.