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It should be appreciated that maternal deaths include
conditions such as abnormal pregnancy necessitating urgent and
serious operation—general illness at the time of the confinement
and pneumonia following abortion.
As stressed on numerous occasions, regular and efficient
ante-natal care reduces the risk of complications which may lead
to fatal consequences. Facilities for ante-natal supervision and
advice are available at the special clinics held at the High Street
and Manor Park Centres.
The cause of death in one case was puerperal septicaemia.
In the other instances conditions associated with pregnancy were
responsible for death, and included Pulmonary Embolism,
Eclampsia, and operation following Ruptured Ectopic pregnancy.
Obstetrical Specialist.
The services of a Consultant Obstetrician were requested by
General Practitioners on two occasions.
Particulars are given below :—-
Diagnosis.
Where treated.
Result.
1.
Uterine Sepsis
Queen Charlotte's Hospital
Recovered.
2.
Puerperal Fever
B.H.Infectious Diseases Hospital
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Population.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population to the
middle of 1936, is 133,400, which is a decrease of 2,000 compared
with that for the year 1935. The rates per thousand of the population
mentioned in this report are based on this estimate, except in
the case of the Ward rates, which are calculated according to the
Census returns.
TABLE 1.