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The proportion of neonatal deaths was much the same whether the babies were born
at home or in hospital; and the greater number of these deaths among the hospital babies
is due to the high percentage of babies born in hospital.
The maternal mortality rate for West Ham is almost the same as the national rate.
There were actually two maternal deaths. One an unmarried woman who died in
hospital from haemorrhage and shock following forceps delivery at term. This patient had
no ante=natal care as she did not consult the midwife until the pregnancy had reached
full term, and she was Immediately referred to hospital. The cause of the second death was
certified as (a) Uraemia (b) Chronic Nephritis (c) Toxaemia of Pregnancy, and the pregnancy
referred to occurred in 1947.
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