[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.

  • Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of 315 cases (183 midwifery, 132 maternity) attended by midwives in the county, the total number of ante-natal examina- tions (in each case one examination) was 92, i.e., less than one- third of the expectant mothers were examined. Of 200 midwifery cases attended by mid wives practising in Radnorshire, during the year ended March 31st, 1933, 20 were not booked, 9 gave one week’s notice or less than a week, and 30 gave under 1 month’s booking ; the corresponding figures for the year ended March 31st, 1932, were as follows:—of 217 cases, 19 not booked, 3 one week’s notice or less than a week, and 16 under 1 month’s booking. For the first period, 91 were satisfactory with booking 3 months or over, and 66 in the second. There are still a number of mothers who do not realise the importance of early booking, with a view to ante-natal examination and supervision, and the detection of any abnor- mality or defect. HOSPITAL.—During the year, 16 cases (all from rural districts) were treated at the Llandrindod Wells Hospital under arrangements made by your Authority. Cases were first admitted to Hospital in 1925, 49 cases were admitted up to the end of 1931. Particulars in regard to the 16 cases sent to Hospital during 1932 are as follows :— (1) Aged 37 years, multipara; contracted pelvis, labour induced and live birth. (2) Aged 37 years, multipara; contracted pelvis, delivered of stillbirth ; died same day as admission from unavoidable haemorrhage caused by placenta praevia. (3) Aged 23 years, primipara; albuminuria, normal labour and live birth. (4) Aged 29 years, multipara; contracted pelvis, still born infant. (5) Aged 37 years, multipara; previous history of post-partum haemorrhage; contracted pelvis, labour induced and live birth. (6) Aged 34 years, primipara; albuminuria; instruments and live birth. (7) Aged 32 years, multipara; contracted pelvis; instruments and live birth. (8) Aged 22 years, multipara; contracted pelvis; labour induced and live birth. (9) Aged 21 years, multipara; contracted pelvis; instruments and live birth.