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STILLBIRTHS
(a) Premature (weighing 5½ lbs. or less) 23
(b) Full term 23
Attributed causes
Anencephalic foetus 5
Intra-uteria death 5
Pre-eclampsia 3
Macerated foetus 3
Toxic accidental A.P.H. 3
Intra-natal death 3
Concealed accidental haemorrhage 3
Severe pre-eclampsia 2
Extended breech 2
Eclampsia 2
Toxaemia of pregnancy 2
Hydrocephalus (spina bifida) 1
Obstructed labour—disproportion 1
Breech—premature labour 1
Placenta praevia—marginal 1
Chronic nephritis 1
Hydramnios—intra-uterine death 1
Specific, W.R. doubtful, Kahn positive 1
Uterine inertia (severe) 1
A.P.H. 1
Cause unknown 4
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NUMBER OF INFANT DEATHS WITHIN 10 DAYS OF
BIRTH.
(a) Premature (weighing 5½ lbs. or less) 10
(b) Full term 10
Certified Cause of Death
Prematurity 7
Atelectasis )
Pulmonary atelectasis) 7
Spina-bifida 2
Haemorrhagic disease of the new born 1
Pericarditis 1
Icterus gravis 1
Haemorrhagic diathesis 1
Total: 20
CONFINEMENTS
Of the 1,661 confinements: —
726 were Primigravidae.
935 were Multipara.
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