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LABOUR—
Albuminuria 2
Malpresentation 18
Malposition 2
Placenta praevia 4
Prolapsed cord 5
Adherent placenta 14
Retained membranes 10
Post-partum haemorrhage
24
Prolonged labour 87
Foetal Distress 2
Temperature during
labour 1
Ruptured perineum 159
Unsatisfactory condn. 10
CHILD—
Asphyxia 7
Dangerous feebleness. 44
Deformity 18
Fits 7
Found dead 6
Stillbirths 4
Inflammation and discharge
from eyes 29
Prematurity 26
Skin Eruptions 39
Icterus neonatorum 3
Triplets 1
Injury at birth 2
Bronchitis 1
Death of Infant 1
Unsatisfactory condn 20
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Puerperal Fever—Number of eases notified 18
Puerperal Pyrexia do. do. 70
Of the 70 cases of Pyrexia notified :—
Two were also notified as Puerperal Fever, and
Ten occurred in women confined in, but not ordinarily resident
in the Borough, giving a net figure of 58 cases of pyrexia in
West Ham mothers. A full enquiry was made by the Health
Visitors in every case where the patient was resident in the
Borough, and periodical visits were paid as long as was necessary.,
The results of these enquiries for 1927 are set out in the
following tables :—
112