Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The Puerperal Maternal Mortity rate was 3.7 per 1000 births(live and still).
Period. | Puerperal Maternal Deaths. | Full.time Confinements. | Abortions, etc. | Total Puerperal Maternal Deaths. | Post Mortems. | Inquests. | Puerperal Mortality Rate (Puerperal Maternal Deaths per 1000 live and still births).* | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Excluding Abortions. | Total. | |||||||
1925. 1928 | Sepsis | 8 | 10 | 18 | Information | not available | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Other Causes | 18 | - | 18 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||
Tolals | 26 | 10 | 36 | 1.8 | 2.6 | |||
1929 | Sepsis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
Other Causes | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | 1.9 | 2.2 | |
Totals | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | |
1930 | Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Causes | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | |
Totals | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | |
1931 | Sepsis | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Other Causes | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | 1.4 | 1.7 | |
Totals | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
1932 | Sepsis | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
Other Causes | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
Totals | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | |
1933 | Sepsis | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.12 | 1.86 |
Other Causes | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | .74 | 1.86 | |
Totals | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1.86 | 3.72 | |
* Previous to 1932, calculations made for live Births only. |