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KURE I

HOSPITAL

be year 1949.

licates the amount and type of ospital during the year 1949.

of interest:

4,572 admissions is only slightly as the record year in the history 1,301 patients were delivered of

% of the patients delivered in

care. This is a very encourag- our of antenatal care which has

s illustrated by the following

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Maternal Mortality. There were 11 maternal deaths for the year (2.5 per thousand), which compares unfavourably with the exceptionally low figure of only 2 deaths (0.4 per thousand} for the previous year.

The causes of death were:

Concealed accidental hæmorrhage with eclampsia.

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Placenta prævia with eclampsia

Severe pre-eclampsia

Eclampsia

Post-partum hæmorrhage

Adenocarcinoma of ovary complicating labour...

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Total:

11

1939

1940

1941

1947

1948

1940

8.0% 27.3%

30.7%

69.5%

76.9%

85.4%

record number of 3 cases of Two sets survived in entirety, ture for survival.

re was a recurrence of a very mia this year with an increase re pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.

were altogether 170 deliveries ction, etc. making the usual low in 4% of operative deliveries. were done of which three were r the new technique of Waters,

s of puerperal pyrexia were s being 1,39% for booked cases

making an average of 1.51%.

It will be noted that 7 of the deaths were due directly, to toxemia of severe degree and that in 2 others eclampsia was present as a complication of antepartum hemorrhage. The tendency of the toxemias, particularly eclampsia, to occur in great severity in certain years is well known, and it would appear that other hospitals in the Colony have had a similar experience, notably the Queen Mary Hospital.

University teaching work has continued throughout the year with successive groups of approximately 4 students at a time receiving instruction in all branches of obstetrical work. The Tsan Yuk Hospital is now able to offer a thorough training in Obstetrics to senior students, bouse officers and clinical assistants, as well as to a full class of pupil midwives.

GORDON KING,

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology:

Consultant to Government.