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During 1925 the District Midwife attended 95 cases; of these
28 were delivered by doctors and 67 by herself. A doctor was
called in, however, in 22 of the latter cases for the followingcauses:—
(а) Ante-natal Nil.
Foetal distress 3
(b) During labour 7 Prolonged labour 2
secondary uterine inertia 1
Miscarriage 1
Ruptured perineum 5
Post-partum hæmorrhage 2
(c) After labour 11 Varicose veins 2
Discharging eyes 1
Adherent placenta 1
Stillbirths 2
(d) For infant 4 Macerated foetus 1
Feebleness of infant 1
The 95 cases attended were in the following wards Cranbrook,
10; Park, 14; Seven Kings, 9; North Hainault,31; Loxford,
14; Clementswood, 16; South Hainault, 1.
One case booked for attendance by the District Midwife was
admitted to the Home.
Of the infants born there were 4 stillbirths due to the following
causes:—
Macerated foetus 2
Premature birth 1
Unknown cause 1
One infant died within a few hours of birth from status
lymphaticus, a doctor being in attendance.
New Maternity Home.—The new Maternity Home which
was commenced on the 6th March, 1924, was completed towards
the end of 1925, and it was arranged for Her Royal Highness
Princess Beatrice to perform the opening ceremony on January
14th, 1926. It will be remembered that three acres of ground
were purchased for this purpose in September, 1920, at a cost of
£1,130. The contract price for erecting the buildings was