[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland County Borough.

  • Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Sunderland County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (29) MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (Continued) Maternity Department: 1940. 1941 Number of eases admitted during the year - 1179 1183 Number of eases delivered by - midwives - 1054 1018 doctors 125 165 Number of cases notified as Puerperal Pyrexia 21 30 Number of infants not entirely breast fed 51 82 Number of maternal deaths (including cases not delivered in this hospital but admitted as emergencies) 6 7 Ante-Natal Clinic: Sessions held 152 152 Expectant Mothers examined 1242 1307 Number of attendances entailed 8568 10175 Average number seen per session 64 66 Post-Natal Clinic: Sessions hold - 57 66 Attendances - 114 132 Training of Midwives: Number of pupils prepared for examination 26 n ” passed first time 26 Gynaecological Department: New patients 292 439 Re-attendances 428 493 Operations: For prolapse 52 107 Total Hysterectomy 18 21 Sub-total *’ 19 30 Vaginal 3 7 Salpingography 17 15 Dilatation and Curette 63 83 Ovarian Cysts 9 8 Ectopic Gestation 1 2 Radium Application 11 16 Exam, under Anaesthetic. 19 24 Other operations - 61 major 31 minor 81 112 Totals - 273 423 Details of Maternity Cases: 1940. 1941. 1940. 194' Labours 1179 1183 Failed Forceps 5 3 Primipara 471 553 Prolapse of cord 9 4 Multipara 708 616 Foetal Abnormality 20 25 Live births 1107 1148 Accidental Haemorrhage 27 24 Stillbirths 83 46 Placenta Praevia 25 18 Premature births 132 104 Eclampsia 14 4 Presentations - Third stage Bleeding 1 — L « 0 . A • -r 619 652 Post Parturn Haemorrhage 17 13 R t 0«A« 333 290 Obstetric Shock 2 2 R.O.P. 12 8 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 16 3 L.O.P. 15 8 Forceps delivery 82 82 Face 2 3 Caesarian Section 36 76 Brow 1 5 Perineal Repair 274 210 Brooch 69 41 Episiotomy 53 65 Shoulder Induction of Labour 69 49 Multiple 27 10 Embryotomy 7 6 Blood Transfusion 7 11 Other operations 14 9 Stillbirths 83 46 Neonatal Deaths 46 61