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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
Lambeth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
The number of notifications of puerperal fever and puerperal
pyrexia received during the year was 70, of which 30 occurred in
primiparae, 34 in multiparae, while the particulars of the remaining
6 were not ascertained.
The causes giving rise to the notifications arc detailed in the following table :—
| Cause | Primiparae | Multiparae | Medical Ante-natal care | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Manual interference | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Abortion | 4 | 7 | — | 11 |
| Caesarean section | 1 | 2 | 3 | _ |
| Mastitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Influenza, Bronchitis, etc. | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Pyelitis cystitis | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Sepsis | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Various | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Totals | 30 | 34 | 44 | 20 |
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Public Cleansing.
House refuse is collected weekly but in certain streets more
often for special reasons. All refuse, both house and street, is
loaded into barges and taken 40 miles down the Thames to
Mucking, where it is disposed of by a system of controlled tipping.
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