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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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LABOUR—
Adherent Placenta 25
Torn Perineum 160
Antepartum haemorrhage 31
Post partum
haemorrhage 29
Placenta praevia 4
Slow First Stage 13
Uterine inertia 7
Prolonged 2nd stage 73
Abnormal presentation 27
Malposition (persistent
occipito posterior) 2
Premature rupture of
membranes 7
Retained membranes 9
Obstructed Labour 1
Eclampsia 1
Foetal Distress 1
Unsatisfactory
condition 12
Oedema of vulva 1
Abnormal placenta 2
Total 405
PUERPERIUM—
Rise of temperature 66
Unsatisfactory
condition 27
Swelling of vulva 1
Mastitis 3
Phlebitis 5
Total 102
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
%
Ophthalmia Neonatorum has now to be notified to me as
Medical Officer of Health by the Medical Practitioners in attendance
on the cases, and not by the Midwife as formerly. The
Central Midwives' Board rules compel a midwife to call in medical
aid in every case of "discharging eves, however slight," so that
cases of Opthalmia come under medical supervision at the earliest
opportunity.
Arrangements are in force whereby anv infant suffering from Ophthalmia Neonatorum can be admitted to hospital for immediate treatment.
| Notified. | Cases Treated. | Vision Unimpaired | V ision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At home | In Hospital | |||||
| — | ... | ... | ||||
* In addition 3 cases were notified that were non-resident in
West Ham.
Pemphigus Neonatorum.
No case of Pemphigus Neonatorum was notified in 1929. In
six instances the midwives called in medical aid for "Waterv Blisters"
on the infant; twelve cases of "Watery Blisters" were
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