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Table I. —St. Helens Hospital, General Statistics, 1935.

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d O a C3 'S S S d » SN .1 5 _cj .2 "2 I I I I -8 ! g Totals. ggg O «2 3 1 <D " 12 § t£ '5 3 6 go« <1 £ g o j & ph « A. Intern Department. Total deliveries .. .. 584 513 360 174 237 1,868 Primiparae .. .. .. 173 106 103 45 62 489 26-18 Multipa,rae .. .. .. 411 407 257 129 175 1,379 73-82 Presentations — Vertex normal rotation .. 539 490 332 162 212 1,735 92-88 Occipto posterior (persistent) .. 25 18 19 8 17 87 4-66 Pace .. .. .. 1 2 2.. 3 8 0-43 Brow .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 o-05 Breech .. .. .. 25 10 17 4 8 64 3-43 Transverse .. ..- .. 2 1 .. .. I 4 0-21 Twins (sets) . . .. . . 8 7 10 1 5 31 1-66 Complications of pregnancy — Hypermesis .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ] 0-05 Hydramnios .. .. .. 3 2 1 7 1 14 0-75 Pre-eclamptic toxaemia ..23 25 8 3 12 71 3-80 Eclampsia . . .. . . 5 1 1 . . .. 7 0-37 Nephritic toxaemia .. .. .. 2 4 1 2 9 0-48 Haemorrhages— Unavoidable .. .. 3 1 3 3 1 11 0-59 Accidental, external .. . . 4 .. 2 1 2 9 0-48 Accidental, internal .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 0-11 Post-partum, atonic .. . . 10 3 4 4 3 24 1-28 Post-partum, traumatic .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 0-11 Lacerations of genital tract— Perinseum .. .. .. 69 65 54 23 19 230 12-31 Cervix .. .. .... 1 5 .. .. 6 0-32 Uterus Contracted pelvis, inlet . . . . .. .. . . . . 1 1 0-05 Contracted pelvis, outlet .. .. 4 8 .. .. 12 0-64 Prolapse of cord . . . . 6 .. . . .. . . 6 0-32 Complications of puerperium— Sepsis, local .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 7 9 0-48 Sepsis, general .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0-11 Pulmonary embolism .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 0-05 Insanity .. .. .. .. 3 . . . . . . 3 0-16 Crural phlegmasia, venous .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 0-11 Crural phlegmasia, lymphatic Mastitis .. .. .. 4 2 1 .. 1 8 0-43 Operations— Internal pelvimetry Induction of labour .. .. 31 25 26 23 7 112 - 6-00 Episiotomy .. .. .. 6 9 3 1 1 20 1-07 Impacted shoulders .. . . 2 1 4 .. .. 7 0-37 Suture of perineal lacerations— Complete .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 0-05 Incomplete .. .. .. 68 56 54 23 19 220 11-78 Suture of cervical lacerations .. . . I 5 .. . . 6 0-32 Forceps .. .. .. 17 22 14 9 14 76 4-07 Version, external .. .. 4 3 1 1 1 10 0-53 Version, internal .. .. 3 .. 6 .. 3 12 0-64 Version, combined . . .. 1 .. . . .. ,. 1 0-05 Manual removal of placenta .. 3 1 2 4 ■ 3 13 0-70