A report of the practice of midwifery, at the Westminster General Dispensary, during 1818. Including new classifications of labours, abortions, female complaints, and the diseases of children; with computations on the mortality among lying-in women, and children; and the probabilities of abortion taking place at different periods of pregnancy, &c., &c., with select cases and formulae / By Augustus Bozzi Granville.

  • Granville, A. B. (Augustus Bozzi), 1783-1872.
Date:
1819
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Credit: A report of the practice of midwifery, at the Westminster General Dispensary, during 1818. Including new classifications of labours, abortions, female complaints, and the diseases of children; with computations on the mortality among lying-in women, and children; and the probabilities of abortion taking place at different periods of pregnancy, &c., &c., with select cases and formulae / By Augustus Bozzi Granville. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Specibcatlon of the Teniii- iialed with the Hand. Terminated with Instruments. Proportion to the 640 Labours. Forceps. 1 Perforator. Labours. The Vertex of the Head presenting.. • • 2 • • • • 1 in 320 ■ ■ Face. 1 1 in 640 - Ear. 1 1 in 640 - Nates. 2 1 in 320 — - Feet. 3 • • • • • • 1 in 213 — - Umbilical chord 1 • • • • • • 1 in 640 j An Arm.... . . 1 1 in 640 Ca ses of Impaction, thefacefotliePubis # • 2 — Malconforma- [3 or 1 in 213 tion of the Pel vis.. • # • # 2) — Convulsions .. 1 1 • • • • 1 in 320 < .The placenta 1 being implanted Lover the os uteri. 2 • ♦ • • « • 1 in 320 aJ 'of) rThe contractions cs of theuterusbeing 0 suspended, after the partial detach- ment of the pla¬ centa, at the com¬ mencement of ha¬ rbour .. 1 • • • * • • 1 in 640 Total.. 13 5 3 Cases of retained pla- C/5 1 •v <v cj centa . 7 5 C3 „ a Q s Total number of la¬ bours which re¬ quired my assis- I • 0 Q CO 0 JOh 0^ 0.' c 0 H roportio: perforat cases, in 213 c ^ .2 H- C3 '■O 0 (i) r-{ tance during the 12 months. 28 0 Oh '+1 0 a S-I ^ Ph Proportion of Manual Labours .... 2 in 100 Instrumental Labours 1 in 80 f Compared to the ) General Proportion of Passive La¬ bours 4 in 124 24) total nmnber Labours. of