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Bromley 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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17
STILLBIRTHS.
The Registrar General's returns for the year show that the
number of stillbirths registered for the area was 34 (after adjustment
for inward and outward transfers), which represents a stillbirth
rate of 25.33 per 1,000 (live and still) births, and 0.54 per
1,000 population.
The number of stillbirths, rates per 1,000 births, and rates per 1,000 population for the past ten years, with comparative rates per 1,000 population for England and Wales, are shown in the following table:—
| Year | No. of Stillbirths | Bromley Rate per 1,000 births | England & Wales Rate per 1,000 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 30 | 36.9 | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| 1939 | 39 | 44.8 | 0.61 | 0.59 |
| 1940 | 26 | 32.2 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 1941 | 20 | 28.1 | 0.39 | 0.51 |
| 1942 | 26 | 28.9 | 0.51 | 0.54 |
| 1943 | 22 | 23.8 | 0.42 | 0.52 |
| 1944 | 20 | 23.8 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
| 1945 | 15 | 16.9 | 0.28 | 0.46 |
| 1946 | 33 | 27.2 | 0.54 | 0.53 |
| 1947 | 34 | 25.3 | 0.54 | 0.50 |
Thirty-seven stillbirths were notified to the Medical Officer
of Health as occurring in the Borough during the year, of which
35 occur-red in hospital and 2 were home confinements.
Post mortem examinations were made in 6 of the hospital cases, and details of the 35 notified stillbirths which occurred in tiosDital are as follows:—
| Cases. | Post Mortem Examinations. | |
|---|---|---|
| Cord tightly round neck | 4 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Hydrops foetalis | 4 | One case confirmed by P.M. |
| Anencephaly | 3 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Right-sided cardiac failure | 2 | One case confirmed by P.M. |
| Hydrocephaly | 2 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Meningocele | 1 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Breech Labour | 3 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Intracranial Haemorrhage | 2 | One case confirmed by P.M. |
| Atelectasis | 1 | Confirmed by P.M. |
| Haemagglutination | 1 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Prolapsed Cord | 2 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Born before arrival—cord round neck | 1 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Oligohydramnios | 1 | Confirmed by P.M. |
| Maternal toxaemia, Prematurity | 1 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Accidental A.P.H. (34 weeks) | 1 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Intra-uterine asphyxia | 1 | Confirmed by P.M. |
| Long Labour | 1 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Cause obscure (? erythroblastosis) | 1 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| Cause obscure or not known | 3 | No P.M. exam. made. |
| 35 |