London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Sutton 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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Table: The following table analyses the reasons for these emergency admissions

The following table analyses the reasons for these emergency admissions

(l) In Labour
Antepartum haemorrhage1
Mai presentation2
Foetal distress2
*Inertia7
Toxaemia1
Prematurity2
Retained placenta2
No reason1
*1 in first stage Total18
6 in second stage
(2) In Pregnancy
Antepartum haemorrhage5
Mai presentation3
Post maturity15
Toxaemia4
Medical grounds3
Twins2
No reason1
Unstable lie5
Transferred to hospital out of area2
Intra Uterine Foetal death at 33 weeks1
High head at term1
Total42