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 Walthamstow]
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Primiparse : — | ||
(a) Doctors' cases— | ||
Spontaneous delivery. | Forceps. | Total. |
Vertex, 7: Breech, 6. | 29 | 42 |
(b) Midwives' cases— Vertex, 126; Breech, 1. | - | 127 |
Multipara :— | 169 | |
(a) Doctors' cases— Spontaneous delivery. | Forceps. | Total. |
Vertex, 3: Breech, 2. | 2 | / |
(b) Midwives' cases— Vertex, 34; Breech, - | - | 34 |
41 | ||
Total | 210 |
Case No. | Age | Parity. | Character of Labour. | Predisposing Cause. | Treatment. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24 | 1 | Spontaneous | Retained placenta | Manual removal. Subcutaneous and rectal saline. Pituitrin, 10 units. Pitocin, 10 units. Femergin, 1 c.c. |
2 | 21 | 1 | do. | Uterine inertia | Pituitrin, 10 units and Femergin, 1 c.c. Ergot extract. |
3 | 38 | 6 | do. | Adherent placenta | Manual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Intravenous saline. Blood transfusion. Pituitrin, 10 units. |
4 | 22 | 2 | do. | Debility | Intra-uterine glycerine. Pitocin, 10 units and Femergin, 1 c.c. Intravenous saline. |
5 | 27 | 1 | do. | Adherent placenta | Manual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Pit-, uitrin, 10 units. Er-gometrine, 1 c.c. |
6 | 29 | 1 | Forceps | Uterine inertia Retained placenta | Manual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Er-gometrine, 1 c.c. Pituitrin, 10 units. |
7 | 25 | 1 | Spontaneous | Precipitate labour | Intra-uterine glycerine. Pituitrin, 10 units and Femergin, 1 c.c. |
8 | 28 | 1 | Forceps | Adherent placenta | Manual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Er-gometrine, lc,c. Pituitrin 10 units. Intravenous saline. |
9 | 26 | 1 | do. | Uterine inertia Retained placenta | Manual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Intravenous saline. Er-gometrine, 1 c.c. Cora-mine, 1 c.c. |