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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HOME NURSING
(a) Total number of persons nursed during period 1st January - 31st December 1966 | 2849 | |||
(1513) | ||||
(b) Number of persons aged under 5 at first visit during period 1st January - 31st December 1966 | 54 | |||
(24) | ||||
(c) Number of persons aged 65 or over at first visit during period 1st Janizary - 31st December 1966 | 1862 | |||
(994) | ||||
DOMICILIARY MIDWIFERY | ||||
Number of domiciliary confinements attended by midwives under N.H.S. arrangements | Number delivered in institution but discharged to D.M. before the 10th day. | |||
Doctor booked | Doctor not booked | Total | ||
Doctor present | Doctor not present | |||
178 | 317 | 4 | 499 | 289 |
(128) | (287) | (3) | (418) | (179) |
(a) Midwives booked cases transferred to hospital during confinement
Of the cases booked for home delivery 30 or 5.9% were transferred
to hospital during pregnancy and 23 or 4.6% during labour.
The following table analyses the reasons for these emergency admissions:-
(1) In Labour | |
Antepartum haemorrhage | 1 |
Mal presentation | 2 |
Foetal distress | 3 |
* Inertia | 9 |
Toxaemia | - |
Prematurity | 4 |
Retained placenta | 1 |
Early rupture membrane | 2 |
Twins (unbooked case) | 1 |
No reason | - |
* 1st stage (7) | 23 |
2nd stage (2) | |
(2) In Pregnancy | |
Antepartum haemorrhage | 5 |
Post Maturity | 8 |
Home conditions | 1 |
Vein condition | 1 |
High head at term | 3 |
Unstable lie | 1 |
Intra Uterine Foetal death for induction | 2 |
Pre-eclampsia toxaemia | 9 |
30 | |