Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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It was necessary to call in a doctor in 308 of the latter cases for the following reasons :—
(a) Ante-natal 37 | Ante-partum haemorrhage | 5 |
Appendicitis | 2 | |
Dilatation and curettage | 2 | |
General condition | 1 | |
Hyperemesis | 2 | |
Rupture of membranes | 5 | |
Surgical induction | 20 | |
(b) During labour 65 | Breech delivery | 4 |
Caesarian section | 25 | |
Episiotomy | 2 | |
Foetal distress | 3 | |
General condition | 1 | |
Maternal distress | 3 | |
Prolonged labour | 22 | |
Retained placenta | 3 | |
Uterine inertia | 2 | |
Abdominal pain | 1 | |
Eclampsia | 1 | |
Inverted nipples | 1 | |
Mastitis | 7 | |
Mental condition | 3 | |
Obstetric shock | 2 | |
Pain in chest | 1 | |
Pain in legs | 1 | |
Perineal or vaginal laceration | 120 | |
Phlebitis | 4 | |
Pneumonia | 1 | |
Post-partum haemorrhage | 8 | |
Pyrexia | 10 | |
Rash | 2 | |
Asphyxia | 3 | |
Conjunctivitis | 11 | |
Convulsions | 2 | |
Cyanosis | 3 | |
Cystic swelling of lower jaw | 1 | |
Feebleness at birth | 4 | |
General condition | 7 | |
Haemorrhage | 1 | |
Persistent vomiting | 2 | |
Prematurity | 3 | |
Rash | 1 | |
Septic spots | 6 |
Forty-one cases were delivered by means of forceps, 8 following surgical
induction ; 4 of the infants were stillborn ; and 1 died aged 2 days.
In addition, labour was surgically induced in 17 cases; 1 of the infants
was stillborn.