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 Sutton]
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The following table analyses the reasons for these emergency admissions
(l) In Labour | |
Antepartum haemorrhage | 1 |
Mai presentation | 2 |
Foetal distress | 2 |
*Inertia | 7 |
Toxaemia | 1 |
Prematurity | 2 |
Retained placenta | 2 |
No reason | 1 |
*1 in first stage Total | 18 |
6 in second stage | |
(2) In Pregnancy | |
Antepartum haemorrhage | 5 |
Mai presentation | 3 |
Post maturity | 15 |
Toxaemia | 4 |
Medical grounds | 3 |
Twins | 2 |
No reason | 1 |
Unstable lie | 5 |
Transferred to hospital out of area | 2 |
Intra Uterine Foetal death at 33 weeks | 1 |
High head at term | 1 |
Total | 42 |