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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
Ilford 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The causes of the deaths were as follows:—
Puerperal septicaemia 1
Acute pneumonia and puerperal sapraemia 1
Acute pulmonary oedema 1
Ruptured ectopic gestation 1
Post partum haemorrhage, morbidly adherent placenta
and anaemia 1
Pulmonary thrombosis whilst undergoing forceps delivery
under chloroform anaesthesia for difficult labour 1
Internal haemorrhage and rupture of tubal pregnancy 1
The following table gives the maternal mortality rate for Ilford and England and Wales for the previous ten years:—
| Year. | No. of Deaths. | No. of Births. | Maternal MortalityRate per 1,000 Births, Ilford. | Maternal* Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births, England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Puerperal Fever. | From Other Causes. | ||||
| 1927 | 1 | 4 | 1,657 | 3.0 | 4.11 |
| 1926 | 3 | 1 | 1,509 | 2.6 | 4.12 |
| 1925 | 1 | 3 | 1,486 | 2.69 | 4.08 |
| 1924 | — | 1 | 1,436 | 0.69 | 3.90 |
| 1923 | 3 | 1 | 1,606 | 2.49 | 3.81 |
| 1922 | 3 | 3 | 1,475 | 4.07 | 3.81 |
| 1921 | 3 | 1 | 1,492 | 2.68 | 3.91 |
| 1920 | 2 | 3 | 1,666 | 3.00 | 4.33 |
| 1919 | — | 4 | 1,167 | 3.43 | 4.37 |
| 1918 | 2 | 1 | 1,053 | 2.85 | 3.79 |
| *Revised Table. | |||||
Foster-Children.
The arrangement come to with the Romford Board of Guardians
in accordance with the recommendations made by the Ministry of
Health in a circular dated September 30th, 1919, by which the
work of the Infant Life Protection Visitor employed by the Board
of Guardians is linked up with the work of the Public Health
Department, has continued in operation.
Two foster-children in the care of one foster-mother, were
found on attendance at a welfare centre to be suffering from gastroenteritis.
They were later admitted to Romford Infirmary, where
they died