H.—3l.

Table IV.—St. Helens Hospitals.—General Statistics, 1932—continued.

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1 177 \ I 1 i Hi I ! I I 1 I I ™- 111 __j i I i i I l__ *sf A.—Intern Department.-;— continued. Complications of puerperium— Sepsis, local .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 0-14 Sepsis, general .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. . . 2 0-09 Pulmonary embolism .. .. .. 1 1 2 0-09 Insanity .. .. .. .. .. 2 ... 1 .. I I 0-18 ''[■nnil phlegmasia, venous .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Crural phlegmasia, lymphatic . . 1 J .. I 0-05 Mastitis .. .. . . 7 2 I 10 0-46 Operations— Internal pelvimetry .. .. .. .. Induction of labour .. .. 20 15 8 .. 1 .. 49 93 1-21 Episiotomy .. .. 3 .. 1 17 21 0-96 Impacted shoulders . . . . .. .. 3 3 i 0-14 Suture of perineal lacerations— Complete .. .. .. 1 1 I 0-5 Incomplete .. .. .. 154 29 11 15 34 17 93 353 10-11 Suture of cervical lacerations .. 1 .. . . 1 0-05 Forceps .. .. .. 48 13 5 8 14 8 34 130 5-93 Version, external .. .. .. 4 1 1 .. ; 4 ! 10 0-46 Version, internal .. . . .. 4 :> 7 0-32 Version, combined .. . .. 3 .. .. 2 .... 5 0-23 Manual removal of placenta .. 5 4 1 1 2 I 11 25 1-14 Caesarean section— Abdominal, conservative .. 3 .. 3 6 0-27 Abdominal, radical .. . .. .. I Pubiotomy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...I Craniotomy .. .. . . . . .. .. ,. .. .. \ \ 0-05 Cleidotomy .. .. .. .. .. .... .; Decapitation .. .. .. .. .. Morbidity—Total .. .. 15 l>2257 19 65 2-97 Mortality—Total .. .. j ] 1 .. 1 3 0-14 Infant statistics — Total births .. .. 626 313 139 141 276 164 547 2,209:100-82 Premature— Alive .. .. ..15 5 6 1 5 .'{ 12 47 2-15 DeadRecent .. .. .. .. 4 1 .. 5 0-23 Macerated . . .. 5 1 .1 .... 3 12 0-55 Putrid .. .. .. I .. Full termAlive .. .. .. 598 296 130 136 264 156 518 2,098 95-76 DeadRecent .. .. .. 6 2 2.172 10 32 i 1-46 Macerated .. . . 4 1 .. I 2 4 12 I 0-55 Putrid . . .. .. .. Children born alive who died in I 6 1 .. 3 1 4 19 0-87 hospital Total born dead or died in hospital 19 I! 3 7 10 6 .. 59 2-69 B. —Extern Department. Total attendances .. . . 103 94 57 254 Primiparae .. .. .. .. 5 .. 5 1-97 Multiparas .. .. .. 103 89 57 249 98-03 Forceps application .. .. 5 2 2 9 3-54 Total morbidity .. .. .. 1 1 1 3 1-18 Total mortality .. .. .. .. .. C.—Ante-natal Clinics. First visits— 1 1 Primiparse .. .. ..212 109 44 30 84 33 167 679 Multiparas .. .. .. J 525 345 96 106 194 107 171 1,844! .. Return visits .. .. 3,350 1,896 316 286 670 384 3,058 9,960 j .. Outside visits .. .. .. 143 309 6 269 727 Outfits sterilized .. .. 154 159 22 1 3 13 66 418