[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.

  • Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Midwives calls to Doctors. Summary of the causes for sending for Medical help. 1921 1922 1923 1924' 1925 1926 1927 1928 If Mother :— Torn Perineum 9 8 16 19 20 18 32 15 € Prolonged, Tedious or Difficult Labour 21 23 30 31 24 18 24 32 4 Faulty Presentations ... • • • — — — — — 7 10 7 Impactions • . . — — — — — 4 3 1 Haemorrhages ... • • » 4 2 1 8 4 4 10 17 Rise of Temperature ... • • • 4 () o 4 11 7 4 7 Adherent Placenta • • • 1 5 8 4 8 8 1 5 Albuminuria ... • • • — — — 1 _ 1 6 2 Phlebitis • • • — — — — — 1 1 2 Abortion • • • — — — 3 5 8 5 14 Contracted Pelvis • • • — — — — — 2 2 — Eclampsia ... — — 1 — — 3 — — Prolapse of Cord . . . — — — — — o — 1 Miscellaneous ... — 2 1 9 5 11 10 12 Total • • • 42 46 59 79 77 94 108 115 1 Child Discharging Eyes 17 10 5 5 6 8 13 8 f 1 1 1 Debihty, Feebleness, etc. . . . 1 4 2 3 6 2 1 5 Prematu rity • ... 5 13 13 3 5 5 10 4 j Half oiTiiati ons • • • 3 3 2 4 4 1 1 2 Convulsions and Fits ... • . • 5 2 2 3 5 — 4 9 Suffocation • • • — — — — 1 — 2 1 Mi scellane ous ... ... 2 1 — 4 1 12 5 8 Total ... 33 33 24 1 22 28 28 36 30 The following Table shows how the charges for the above cases had been dealt with at the conclusion of each year since 1921:— No Account received by Health 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 n Committee from Doctor... 47 43 39 45 47 43 40 43 1 Accounts sent in to Health ii Committee 28 36 44 56 58 79 104 102 1 Whole Fee refunded by Patient 5 7 16 13 14 17 21 10 Whole Fee remitted by Health Committee 4 6 8 6 16 24 21 37 Fee or part of Fee still owing 17 23 19 33 14 30 58 48 Part Fee remitted, remainder or part still owing — — 1 3 12 5 3 5 Part Fee remitted, remainder paid 2 — 1 2 3 1 2 1921-22 1922-23 1923-24 1924-25 1925-26 1926-27 1927-28 1928-29 *Amount paid to Doctors £47 £57 £69 £58 £73 £121 £143 £160 *Amount recovered from Patients ... £20 £31 £48 £47 £38 £76 £105 1 *Cost to Council £27 £26 £21 £11 £35 £45 £38 £82 « *These figures relate to financial years ending 31st March, the other figures < in the table being for calendar year.