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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Walthamstow 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: The previous table includes the following numbers in regard to work done at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital:—

The previous table includes the following numbers in regard to work done at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital:—

Midwifery cases1,021
Maternity cases121
Mcdical Aid Notices487
The percentage of Medical Aid Notices were:—
All cases36.6
Maternity Hospital Midwives42.6
Other Midwives14.3

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The conditions for which Medical Aid was summoned by
Midwives in domiciliary practice and private nursing homes have
been summarised and are as follows-
For complications during pregnancy:—
Antepartum haemorrhage 3
Other conditions 7
Total 10
For complications during labour:—
Prolonged second stage 1
Ruptured perineum 12
Premature labour 2
Rise in temperature 2
Postpartum haemorrhage 1
Abnormal presentation 2
Adherent placenta 1
Other conditions 9
Total 30
For complications in regard to the infant:—
Jaundice 1
Inflamed eyes 1
Prematurity 1
Cyanosis 2
Other conditions 5
Total 10