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Puerperal Infection
Thirty-five cases were treated in isolation for puerperal
infection; 6 of them in the Borough Hospital and 29 in Mayday
Hospital. There wa3 one death (an abortion).
Scurcos of the Cases
From Mayday Hospital -
Cases Deaths
"Booked" Cases 11)
"Emergency" Cases 14) 1
From St. Mary's Maternity Hospital 6
From other Hospitals
From private doctors, deliveries )
in Nursing Homes 4
From private doctors, deliveries )
at home
21 cases followed labour with no deaths
14 cases followed abortion, with ono death.
The 35 cases treated may bo classified as follows
(1) Patients with infection of the genital tract 29
(a) Infection limited to uterus, vagina and
porinoum 22
(b) Infection involving pelvic cellular
tissues, ovaries, Fallopian tubes,
pelvic peritoneum or veins. 3
(c) Infection of the birth canal spread
beyond the pelvis (general peritonitis
septicaemia, etc) 4
(2) Patients with infective conditions not
originating in the genital tract 6
The Assistant Medical Officer of Health for Obstetrics was called
in by medical practitioners to see 51 obstetrical and 69 gynaecological
patients who could not afford to pay a private consultant.
In addition, ho was asked by the Medical Superintendent of Mayday
Hospital to give an opinion on the obstetric and gynaecological aspects
of 24 cases in the medical and surgical wards of the hospital.