London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
East Ham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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5. Home visiting in connection with Ante-natal Clinic
and expectant mothers.
6. Ante-natal Clinic for expectant mothers.
7. Infant Welfare Clinics for children up to 5 years of age.
8. Special visiting of:—
(a) Still Births.
(b) Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
(c) Puerperal Fever and
Pyrexia.
(d) Visits to Tonsils and
Adenoid Cases.
(e) Pneumonia.
(f) Infantile Diarrhœa.
(g) Other special visits.
Still Births.
The number of still births registered during the year was 86.
The proportion of still births to live births was as 1 to 24. The
still birth rate was 4.1 per cent, of the registered live births.
On investigation it was found that in 74 cases the months of pregnancy at which the still births took place were as follows:—
| 7th month | 10 |
| 8th month | 15 |
| 9th month | 49 |
| No information | 12 |
An analysis of the causes to which the still births were attributable will be found in the following table:—
| Malpresentation | 1 |
| Prolonged labour | 3 |
| Excessive size of Foetus (including post maturity) | 2 |
| Contracted Pelvis | 3 |
| Placenta Praevia | 2 |
| Ante-partum haemorrhage | 5 |
| Albuminuria | 2 |
| Eclampsia | 1 |
| Spina Bifida | 2 |
| Breech presentation | 20 |
| Prematurity | 10 |
| Deformity | 2 |
| Causes unknown | 33 |