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PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
In attendance at the Confinement.
Total.
Final Result.
Doctors'
Cases.
Midwives'
Cases.
Occurred in
Hospitals
outside the
District.
Recovered.
Died.
2
7
14
23
22
1*
* Died in hospital.
Difficult Labour in the Home.
During the year the services of Consultant Obstetricians, of whom
there are four in Tottenham, were called in on three occasions, a special
consultants' fee being paid in each case.
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
A Special Report is forwarded to the Ministry of each death of a
mother, directly or indirectly connected with child-birth. This report
is based on the result of the enquiries made of every nurse, midwife, or
doctor in attendance upon the mother.
Maternal Deaths.—The Registrar-General's records show that 5
deaths were attributed to Tottenham.
The Death Rate per 1,000 live and still births was:—
From Puerperal Sepsis 0.51
From other Puerperal Causes 2.05
Total 2.56
MATERNITY AND NURSING HOMES.
The number of Nursing Homes on the register at the beginning of
the year was 1.
(i) Application for registration nil
(ii) Registered during the year nil
(iii) Orders made refusing or cancelling registration nil
(iv) Appeals against such orders nil
(v) Number confirmed on appeal nil
(vi) Applications for exemption 2