H.—3l.

Table II. —St. Helens Hospitals. —General Statistics, 1931 —continued.

Table II and Group 111 of Table I show the tabulated results of these hospitals. The number of deaths was six, of which four were attributable to puerperal causes, namely : 1 eclampsia, 1 embolism, 1 post partum hemorrhage, 1 to status epilepticus (? eclampsia), and two to non-puerperal causes —namely, advanced phthisis. The forceps rate was 4-55. District Nursing Department :— These Departments attached to the Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch St. Helens Hospitals have done useful work and been most helpful in giving medical attention to the poorer classes and at the same time preventing overcrowding of these institutions which was always a difficult matter to deal with, especially during times of economic stress.

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13 § a ® 'j3> g I I* I 1 I I g ! f Total, gjg ■a .2 § £ | f a all H 3CQp»cô © © H, g < _ê a__ē A & £ V ° A. —Intern Departments—continued. Operations—• Internal pelvimetry .. .. .. .. Induction of labour .. .. 11 4 3 9 27 1-19 Forceps .. .. .. 40 12 3 9 3 10 26 103 4-55 Version .. .. .. 10 3 .. 2 1 1 2 19 0-84 Manual removal of placenta . . .. .. .. 3 3 3 9 18 0-80 Csesarian section .. .. .. .. Abdominal conservative .. 2 . . .. 2 0-09 Abdominal radical .. .. .. . . .. Pubiotomy .. .. .. .. .. .. Craniotomy .. .. .. .. .. .. \ Cleidotomy .. .. .. .. .. Decapitation .. .. .. .. .. Morbidity—Total .. .. 17 10 2 3 6 9 19 66 2-92 Mortality —Total .. .. 2 .. 1 3 6 0-27 Infant statistics — Total births .. ... .. 582 328 180 207 245 196 550 2,288 Premature — Alive .. .. .. 8 8 3 7 6 2 13 47 2-08 Dead .. .. .. 5 .. .. 3 3 1 12 0-53 Full term — Alive .. .. .. 552 307 175 197 234 185 531 2,181 96-42 Dead .. .. .. 15 13 .. 1 5 5 14 53 2-34 Children born alive who died in 4 4 .. 3 3 2 8 24 1-06 hospital Total born dead or died in hospital 20 17 2 7 8 10 21 85 3-76 B. —Extern Departments. Total attendances .. .. 177 156 34 3 4 17 77 468 Primiparse .. .. .. .. 5 1 1 1 .. 8 3-08 Multipara .. .. .. 177 150 29 2 4 12 77 451 96-37 Forceps application .. . . 8 6 2 .. 16 3-42 Total morbidity .. .. .. 5 4 .. 9 1-92 Total mortality .. .. .. 1 • • ■ • 1 0-21 C. —Ante-natal Clinics. First visits —■ Primiparse .. .. .. 207 135 34 42 51 40 166 675 Multipara .. .. .. 563 381 151 149 178 102 516 2,040 Return visits .. .. .. 3,326 2,038 398 352 570 343 2,802 9^829 Outside vists 121 158 14 15 10 8 193 519 .. Obstetrical outfits sterilized .. 155 .. 25 1 14 9 96 300