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During the year 48 ordinary visits were made, and 381 patients
referred from the Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics were
examined. During 1936 80 other cases were visited as follows :
To perform Caesarian section operations 35
To perform other operations 27
For consultations 18
The reasons for the 35 Caesarian section operations were as
follows :—
Ante-partum haemorrhage 1
Disproportionate measurements 10
Extended breech 1
Fibroids 1
Narrow outlet 18
Occipito-posterior position 1
Placenta praevia 1
Toxaemia 2
The twenty-seven other operations were as follows :—
Appendectomy 2
Laparotomy 1
Curettage 3
Dilatation and curettage 3
Cauterisation of cervix 3
Cervical diathermy 4
Surgical diathermy 1
Excision of polypi 1
Termination of pregnancy for hyperemesis 1
Carneous mole—evacuation of uterus 1
Secondary repair of perineum 1
Acute retroverted uterus 1
Ante-flexion of uterus 1
External version 1
Internal version for central placenta praevia 1
Manual removal of placenta 1
Manual interference for placenta praevia. 1
The consultations were for the following reasons :—