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West Ham 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Number of Pregnancies.
1 57
2 17
3 14
4 13
5 8
6 14
7 9
8 7
9 7
10 3
11 4
12 or over 7
Unobtainable 9
Total 169
Condition of Foetus.
Macerated 39
Not macerated 114
Unobtainable 16
Total ... 169
Nature of Labour:
(Presentation) :
Vertex 81
Breech 48
Face 1
Transverse 3
Prolapsed cord 7
Unobtainable 27
Caesarian section 2
Total 169
History of previous pregnancies and labours showed that out
of 112 Multiparae in the series of 169.
Cases.
(a) Normal previous confinements occurred in 62
(b) Stillbirths occurred in 23
(c) Miscarriages occurred in 8
(d) Difficult confinements occurred in 6
(e) Ante-partum Haemorrhage occurred in 1
(f) Adherent Placenta occurred in 1
(g) Premature Infant occurred in 3
(h) Previous history indefinite 8
Antenatal Supervision.
There had been no Antenatal Supervision in 60 cases. In
the remaining 109 cases, varying degrees of Antenatal care were
exercised, as shown by the following table :—
Cases
(a) Complete examinations by M.O. at Clinic 47
(b) Complete examination by M.O. at Hospital 13
(c) Examination by Private Doctor 11
(d) Treatment bv Private Doctor, but no complete
natal Examination 6
(e) Examination by Midwife 6
(f) Visits to home by Midwife; advice given, but no
natal Examination 2B
127