Annual report : 1934 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York.
- Society for the Lying-In Hospital
- Date:
- 1934
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Annual report : 1934 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Medical Report I have the honor to present the report of the Society of the Lying-In Hospital for the year 1934. During that year we treated 4317 obstetrical patients on the indoor and outdoor delivery services, and 711 gynecological patients, a total of 5,028 patients, as compared with 5,013 in 1933. Our pavilion beds have been occupied to the extent of 91 per cent, and the private beds 73 per cent of full capacity. The total occupancy, including pavilion, private and semi-private, was 89.9 per cent of the total bed capacity, which means full occupancy because of the nature of our specialty. If proper precautions are to be effectual at all times, we should endeavor to keep our occupancy at a figure not exceeding 85 per cent of available beds. During 1934 we delivered 3616 women resulting in 3651 babies. The uncorrected maternal mortality, including abortions, ectopic gestations and transfers to other departments, was 6 deaths in 4317 obstetrical patients, or 1.38 per 1,000 patients. This maternal mortality death rate, when expressed in terms of live births is, 1.7 per 1,000 live births as compared with 1.9 per 1,000 live births for the year 1933. Our gross infantile mortality, for indoor and outdoor delivery service, including all babies over 1,500 grams in weight, as well as neonatal deaths during the first two weeks following birth, was 3.806 per cent for the year 1934. In the gynecological service there were 7 deaths in 711 patients, an uncorrected mortality of 0.984 per cent. The operative mor¬ tality was 3, or 0.508 per cent in a total of 590 operations. It is the splendid cooperation on the part of every one working in the Lying-In Hospital which has made it possible to maintain the high standard of work as evidenced by the above statistics. The Attending staff have at all times been available and ready to assist in the supervision and treatment of our patients. The Nursing service in this hospital has been of an unusually high order and we feel that the hospital patients, as well as those who [8]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31710979_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
