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Sutton 1966
[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 | |