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The cases were reported to H. M. Coroner and the cause of death in
each case was certified by him after a post-mortem examination.
The other 36 cases admitted direct to this Block were not confined therein
for the following reasons:—
Abortion or miscarriage 16
Pregnancy terminated 1
Admitted for ante-natal treatment and subsequently
evacuated for confinement or confined at own
home 7
Born before arrival at Home 12
Ward Blocks.—877 cases were admitted to the Ward Blocks. In
addition 14 patients admitted to the Emergency Block for ante-natal
treatment were subsequently transferred to or re-admitted to the Ward
Blocks for confinement. Ten patients admitted to the Ward Blocks were
transferred to the Emergency Block for confinement.
79 of the 877 cases had not been booked for admission to the Home.
14 cases were not confined in the Home for the following reasons:—
Abortion or miscarriage 3
Admitted for ante-natal treatment and subsequently
evacuated, confined at own Home or transferred
to Isolation Hospital for confinement 10
Born before arrival at Home 1
The average number of patients in the Ward Blocks per day during 1946
was 33.03 and the average length of stay of patients was 13.51 days.
In 51 of the 867 confinements the patient had been previously admitted
for varying periods of observation, being subsequently re-admitted for the
confinement.
Of the 867 confinements there were:—
(a) 422 cases of first confinement.
(b) 445 cases having their second or subsequent confinement.
(c) 153 cases living in 2 rooms or less (103 being first confinements).
(d) 229 cases living in 3 rooms (134 being first confinements).
67 oases (or 7.7 per cent.) were delivered by means of foroeps, 16
following surgical induction; 3 of the infants were stillborn, and 2 infants
died aged 10 hours and 2 days.
In addition, labour was surgically induced in 98 other cases; 6 of the
infants were stillborn, and 3 infants died aged 10 hours, 1 day, and 3 days
There were 20 deaths of infants bora in the Ward Blocks aa follows:—
Asphyxia, prematurity (35 weeks), aged 40 minutes.
Atelectasis, aged 1 hour.
Atelectasis, aged 10 hours.
Atelectasis, aged 1 day.
Atelectasis, prematurity, aged 5 minutes.
Atelectasis, prematurity (35 weeks), aged 10 hours.
Atelectasis, prematurity (34 weeks), aged 2 days.
Atelectasis, spina bifida, hydrocephalus, aged 1 hour.
*Broncho-pneumonia, aged 7 months.
Broncho-pneumonia, atelectasis, aged 2 days.
Bronoho-pneumonia due to icterus gravis neonatorium, aged 3 days.
Extreme prematurity, aged 1 day.
*Gastro-enteritis, aged 1 month.
Imperforate anus, atelectasis, aged 6 days. (Died in King George
Hospital.)
*Infantile convulsions, broncho-pneumonia, aged 6 months.
Multiple abnormalities, spina bifida, talipes, aged 20 minutes.
Non-viable foetus, aged 11 hours.