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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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9. Special visiting of
(a) Still Births.
(b) Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
(c) Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia.
(d) 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 58.
The proportion of still births to live births was as 1 to 34.
The still birth rate was 28.8 per 1,000 live and still births.
On investigation it was found that in 49 cases the months
of pregnancy at which the still births took place were as follows :—
7th month 4
8th month 10
9th month 35
An analysis of the causes to which the still births were attributable will be found in the following table:—
| Malpresentation | 8 |
| Prolonged labour | 4 |
| Contracted Pelvis | 2 |
| Excessive size of Foetus (including post maturity) | 4 |
| Congenital Deformity | 1 |
| Prolapse of Cord | 1 |
| Ante-partum haemorrhage | 8 |
| Albuminuria | 4 |
| Prematurity | 9 |
| Causes unknown | 17 |
| 58 |
Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Work.
An Ante-Natal Clinic is held at:—
The Central Clinic, High Street School, on Friday at 10 a.m.
Church Road Clinic, Manor Park, on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
North Woolwich, on alternate Tuesdays at 2.30 p.m.