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Table II.—St. Helens Hospitals Statistics, 1939.

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0 'o 53 §)_ SR T3 o £ 5p ~ .2 — j ! | I | T ° tais - ilj |_3 I I I &** A. Intern Department. Total deliveries .. .. •• 746 547 385 286 1,964 Primiparse .. .. .. • • 244 187 102 76 609 31*01 Miltiparso .. .. .. • • 502 360 283 210 1,355 68*99 Presentations and positions— Vertex normal rotation .. .. 706 509 358 229 1,802 91*75 Occipitio posterior (persistent) .. .. 17 16 12 14 59 3*00 Face .. .. .. •• 2 1 1 2 6 0*31 Brow .. .. .. .. •• 3 .. .. 3 0*15 Breech .. .. .. .. 21 26 24 13 84 4*28 Transverse Twins (sets) .. .. .. ■ ■ 4 8 10 5 27 1 * 37 Complications of pregnancy — Hyperemesis .. .. .. •• 2 3 3 8 0*41 Hydramnios .. .. .. .. 2 2 4 4 12 0*61 Pre-eclamptic toxaemia .. .. 29 12 14 14 69 3*51 Eclampsia .. .. .. •• 3 2 1 .. 6 0*31 Nephritic toxaemia .. .. .. .. 7 1 .. 8 0*41 Haemorrhages — Unavoidable (placenta prsevia) .. .. 4 2 8 2 16 0*81 Accidental, external .. .. .. 7 1 2 4 14 0*71 Accidental, internal Post-partum, atonic .. .. .. 9 6 6 1 22 1*12 Post-partum, traumatic .. .. • • 1 • • • • 1 Lacerations of genital-tract — PerinEeum .. .. .. . • 97 89 67 31 284 14*46 Cervix .. .. .. •• •• 1 2 .. 3 0*15 Uterus Contracted pelvis, inlet .. .. .. 1 2 4 .. 7 0*36 Contracted pelvis, outlet .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 5 0 • 25 Prolapse of cord .. .. •• 1 ■■ 2 .. 3 0*15 Complications of puerperium— Sepsis, local .. .. .. .. 6 1 8 6 21 1 * 07 Sepsis, general .. .. .. 1 • • • • • • 1 0' Pulmonary embolism .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 0*10 Insanity .. .. • • • • 1 • • • • • • 1 0-05 Crural phlegmasia, venous .. .. 1 • • • • • • 1 0*05 Crural phlegmasia, lymphatic Mastitis .. 9 6 .. .. 15 0*76 Operations— Induction of labour .. .. .. 32 22 11 17 82 4*18 Episiotomy .. .. .. .. 23 9 6 6 44 2 • 24 Complications— Impacted shoulders .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 0*15 Suture of perineal lacerations — Incomplete .. .. • • • • 4 .. .. .. 4 0 • 20 Complete .. .. .. • • 93 89 67 31 280 14*26 Forceps .. . • • • • • 40 27 14 6 87 4 • 43 Version, external .. .. .. 1 1 3 .. 5 0*25 Version, internal .. .. ■ ■ 1 9 5 3 18 0*92 Version, combined .. .. .. •• 1 1 1 3 0*15 Manual removal of placenta .. .. 3 4 2 1 10 0*51 Cesarean section .. .. .. 2 1 3 .. 6 0*31 Craniotomy Cleidotomy Decapitation Morbidity .. .. .. • • 47 44 24 9 124 6 • 31 Mortality .. .. .. •• 1 2 .. 1 4 0*20 Infant statistics — Total births .. 750 555 395 286 1,986 101*12 Premature — Alive .. .. .. •• 30 45 20 8 103 5*24 Dead — Recent .. .. .. 1 6 6 3 16 0*81 Macerated .. . > •• 1 •• •• 2 3 0*15 Putrid ..