[Report 1950] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of premature infants are shewn on page 16 of this report. 38 mothers confined in hospital and discharged before the tenth day after confinement were subsequently nursed by the domiciliary midwives ; 381 visits were involved. Similarly, 14 mothers discharged from hospital after the tenth day were attended, 90 visits being paid. When any suspicion of infection in the lying-in stage is aroused, the superintendent automatically removes the midwife from the case pending investigation, and transfers one of the home nurses, who are also midwives, to the case. This is one of the advantages of the present arrangements whereby home nurses and home midwives work from one centre. BOOKINGS. Total. Number of cases brought forward on 1st January, 1950 .... 203 Number of cases booked during the year .... .... 517 Number of emergency unbooked deliveries ... .... 10 Number of cases found not pregnant .... .... .... 4 Number of cases delivered during year .... .... 471 Number of cases of miscarriage of booked patients .... 4 Number of cases left Exeter before delivery .... .... 11 Number of cases admitted to hospital undelivered .... 29 Number of booked cases subsequently delivered in mater- nity homes .... .... .... .... .... 21 Number of cases remaining on the books on 31st December, 1950 .... .... .... .... .... .... 190 WORK DONE. Cases attended as midwives .... .... .... 205 Visits paid as midwives .... .... .... .... 4,347 Cases attended as maternity nurses .... .... .... 266 Visits paid as maternity nurses .... .... .... 6,595 Cases booked during the year .... .... .... 517 Cases seen at the ante-natal clinics .... .... .... 503 Attendances at the ante-natal clinics .... .... 2,229 Cases examined by doctor .... .... .... .... 487 Ante-natal visits to patients’ homes .... .... .... 1,556 Cases seen at the post-natal clinics .... .... .... 64 Attendances at the post-natal clinics .... .... .... 65 Cases examined by doctor .... .... .... .... 64 Medical aid forms sent .... .... .... .... 43 Midwifery cases transferred to hospital .... .... 8 GAS AND AIR ANALGESIA. Number of cases where gas and air analgesia given Number of cases where other analgesia given .... Number of cases where analgesia not given 217 146 108 Total deliveries .... 471 Number of cases where pethidine administered .... 127 Reasons for non-administration of analgesia : Labour too rapid .... .... .... .... 94 Medical reasons (both cases of asthma) ... 2 Premature labours .... .... .... 14 108