[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster County Borough.

  • Doncaster (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    18/80 (page 16)
    No. of confinements delivered by:— (a) Midwives ... ... ... ... 258 (b) Doctors ... ... ... ... 43 No. of forceps deliveries ... ... ... 11 No. of Caesarian sections ... ... ... 5 No. of terminations of pregnancy ... 3 No. of cases of retained placenta ... 1 No. of cases of notifiable puerperal pyrexia ... ... ... ... ... 5 No. of cases in which Medical Aid was sought by a Midwife ... ... ... 132 No. of cases admitted for ante-natal treatment ... ... ... ... 46 No. of cases of pemphigus neonatorum... — No. of cases of ophthalmia neonatorum... 3 No. of infants not entirely breast-fed ... 6 No. of infants stillborn ... ... ... 16 No. of infants dying within 10 days of birth ... ... ... ... ... 5 No. of maternal deaths nil. HAMILTON ANNEXE. An eiglht-bedded maternity unit was opened in the Emergency section of Springwell House Infirmary in April. 1942, and has proved to be extremely valuable. Its use has been primarily for emergency admissions but “booked” cases having normal confinements have also been admitted if Hamilton Lodge was full. With the exception of cases of abortion, no woman is admitted to the Annexe unless there are no beds available at Hamilton Lodge. Statistics for 1942 are as follows:— No. of beds ... ... ... ... ... 8 No. of individual cases admitted ... 87 No. of confinements conducted by:— Midwives ... ... ... 62 Doctors ... ... ... ... 19 No. of normal deliveries ... ... ... 64 No. of breech deliveries ... ... ... 3 No. of forceps deliveries ... ... ... 2 No. of cases of accidental haemorrhage... 1 ,, retained placenta ... 6 ,, ,, placenta praevia ... ... 2 „ ,, eclampsia 1 ,, ectopic gestation ... ... 1 ,, ,, delayed perineal repair... 3 No. of cases admitted for sterilization ... 1 No. of cases admitted for termination of pregnancy ... ... ... ... 1