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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
Hammersmith 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith]
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| (5) No. of Cases in which Medical Assistance was sought by the Midwife with reasons for requring assistance. | All patients medically examined in Ante-natal Clinic. | |
| (a) Ante-natal. | (a) 1 Contracted Pelvis, transferred to Middlesex Hospital. | |
| 3 Inductions. | ||
| 1 Albuminuria (acute). | ||
| 1 Pyelitis of pregnancy. | ||
| (b) During labour. | (b) 6 Uterine enertia. | |
| 1 Ante-Partum Hsemorrhage. | ||
| 1 Post „ ,, | ||
| 1 Breech Presentation. | ||
| 2 Occipito-posterior unreduced. | ||
| 2 Ruptured perineum. | ||
| (c) After labour. | (c) All patients seen daily by visiting physician. | |
| (d) For infant. | (d) Ditto. | |
| (6) | No. of Cases notified as Puerperal sepsis with result of treatment in each case. | NIL. |
| (7) | No. of Cases in which temperature rose above 100.4 for 24 hours with rise of pulse rate. | 9. 2 Severe coughs. |
| 3 Following difficult labours (forceps deliveries). | ||
| 2 Normal Deliveries, prolonged labour. | ||
| 1 Pyelitis of pregnancy. | ||
| 1 Abortion. | ||
| (8) | Number of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum. | NIL. |
| (9) | No. of Cases notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum with the result of treatment ill each case. | NIL. |
| (10) | No. of cases of " Inflammation of the Eyes " however slight. | 1. |
| (11) | No. of Infants not entirely breastfed while in the Institution with reasons why they were not breastfed. | 8. 4 Entirely breast fed. |
| 1 death of mother. | ||
| 3 mothers suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | ||
| 4 Partial, insufficient breast milk. | ||
| (12) | No of Maternal Deaths, with causes. | 2. 1 placenta Praevia, Ante-partum hæmorrhage, ruptured uterus. |
| 1 admitted with septic pneumonia, seventh month of pregnancy undelivered. | ||
| (13) | No. of Foetal deaths (a) stillborn, and (b) within 10 days of birth and their causes, and the result of the post-mortem examination if obtainable. | 11. 7 Premature births. |
| 2 Blood tests "Positive." | ||
| 1 with ascites (Syphilitic.) | ||
| 1 with malformation of head. | ||
| 4 Full term births. | ||
| 2 Breech presentations. | ||
| 1 Macerated fœtus (induction case). | ||
| 1 normal fcetus. | ||
| 2 Vertex presentations, Normal condition of fcetus. | ||