[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Wallasey Local Board / U.D.C. / County Borough.

Wallasey (England). Local Board.

Date:: 1925

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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Wallasey Local Board / U.D.C. / County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Number of Cases admitted since opening of Home ... 698 Primip. ... 308 Multip . ... 390 Head Presentation. ... 673 Breech . ... 29 Trans. 1 Deaths . 2 Ante-Partum Haemorrhage 5 Post-Partum Haemorrhage ... 8 Adherent Placenta. 13 Eclampsia . 2 Albuminuria . 5 Septicaemia . l Doctors’ Cases.285 Midwives’ Cases .413 Doctors engaged .285 Doctors called. 85 Rise of temperature Obstructed labour ... White leg Death—Pulmonary Embolism Death—Septicaemia ... Torn Perineums Discharging eyes Still-born babies Death after birth 3 6 1 1 1 ... 34 7 ... 25 . 7 TORN PERINEUMS. DOCTORS. Normal— Primip. Multip. Abnormal— Primip Abnorm. Breech Forceps, head. Multip. :— Forceps, head. Abnorm. Breech 11 of the above Normal- 55 Primip. 20 Multip. MIDWIVES. ... ... ... ... ... 25 ... ... ... ... ... 0 28 abnormal cases were Midwives’ calls. Children's Beds in Institutions. The Corporation formerly had six beds at West Kirby Con¬ valescent Home for children between the ages of 3 to 15 years (girls), and 3 to 12 years (boys), but as it was difficult to find a sufficient number of children to keep them always occupied, the number of beds has been reduced to three.