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East Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Still Births.
The number of still births registered during the year was 72.
The proportion of still births to live births was as 1 to 28.4. The
still birth rate was 3.5 per cent, of the registered live births.
On investigation it was found that in 67 cases the months of
pregnancy at which the still births took place were as follows :—
7th month 10
8th month 12
9th month 45
An analysis of the causes to which the still births were attributable will be found in the following table :—
| Malpresentation | 7 |
| Prolonged labour | 4 |
| Excessive size of Foetus (including post maturity) | 2 |
| Prolapse of cord | 2 |
| Cord coiled round Foetus | 3 |
| Ante-partum hæmorrhage | 4 |
| Albuminuria | 3 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 |
| Prematurity | 14 |
| Causes unknown | 32 |
Ante-natal Work.
An Ante-natal Clinic is held at :—
The Central Clinic, High Street School, on
Friday at, 10 a.m.
During the year the following attendances were recorded
Number of new cases 192
Subsequent attendances 369
Total number of attendances 561
Average attendance of expectant mothers per
session 11.6
Number of patients referred to Dental Clinic 43
The following table gives an analysis of the pre-maternal cases found to be slightly or seriously abnormal:—
| Contracted pelvis | 5 |
| Albuminuria | 15 |