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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES AMONG MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
| No. | Initials | Date of Notification | Primipara or Multipara | Ante-natal Care | Birth occurred in | Onset subsequent to | Recovery | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient's Home | Institution | ||||||||
| PUERPERAL FEVER—Two Cases. | |||||||||
| R. B. | 26-2-31 | Multipara | Yes | Home | - | Partial retention of membranes | Recovered | Patient removed to hospital | |
| 2 | C. P. | 1-5-31 | Multipara | - | - | Institution | Incomplete abortion | Recovered | - |
| PUERPERAL PYREXIA—Four Cases. | |||||||||
| 17-2-31 | Multipara | Yes | - | Institution | Influenzal bronchopneumonia | Died, la. Pulmonary embolism. 1b. Parturition. 2. Influenzal broncho-pneumonia | Stillbirth | ||
| 2 | E. S. | 22-6-31 | Primipara | - | - | Institution | No definite reasons could be assigned | Recovered | Stillbirth |
| Primipara | Yes | - | Institution | Acute mastitis | Recovered | Full time pregnancy. Patient removed to hospital | |||
| Multipara | Yes | Home | - | Partial retention of placenta | Recovered | Full-time pregnancy Patient removed to hospital | |||