[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.
- Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
- Date:
- 1950
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Medical Aid under Section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act, 1918 There were 221 medical aid forms sent in by domiciliary midwives as compared with 305 in 1949. The conditions for which medical aid was sought were as follows: — Conditions in Mother Abortion or threatened abortion . 2 Albuminuria . 1 Ante-Partum Haemorrhage ..... 10 Babies Stillborn . 2 B.B.A. 1 Breast Condition . 1 Delayed Labour: First Stage . 4 Second Stage . 3 Third Stage . 1 Haematuria . 1 Haemorrhoids . 1 Hypertension . 3 Jaundice . 1 Malpresentation . 2 Maternal Blood Specimen (Rh Factor) .. 1 Post-Partum Haemorrhage . 7 Premature Labour . 2 Pyrexia . 4 Retained Placenta . 5 Retention of Urine . 1 Rising Temperature and Pulse 2 Ruptured Perineum . 73 Toxaemia of Pregnancy . 3 Uterine Inertia . 2 Other Conditions . 5 138 Conditions in Child Asphyxia ... ] Birth Injury . \ Congenital Deformity . 5 Convulsions . 1 Cyanosis . 1 Feebleness or Prematurity . 14 Inflammation of or discharge from the eyes . 52 Jaundice .. 1 Pyloric Stenosis . 1 Talipes . 1 Tongue Tied . 1 Other Conditions . 11 90 Emergency Maternity Unit During the year the emergency maternity unit operating from the Boundary Park General Hospital was called out to four domiciliary cases attended by municipal midwives for the following emergencies: — Post-partum haemorrhage .r.. 2 Intra-partum haemorrhage . 1 Intra-partum haemorrhage with adherent placenta 1 Post-Certificate Instruction Two district midwives attended a course arranged by the Royal College of Midwives held in Cardiff from 2nd-8th July and one teaching midwife and the Supervisor of Midwives attended a course also arranged by the College and held in Oxford from 14th-21st September.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29937231_0037.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
