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Ilford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The causes of the deaths were as follows: —
Puerperal Fever: —
Pneumonia, puerperal sepsis 1
Lobar pneumonia, streptococcal septicaemia 1
Broncho-pneumonia, puerperal septicaemia 1
Puerperal septicaemia 1
Puerperal septicaemia, complicated by general
peritonitis following full-time delivery 1
Septicaemia, pelvic cellulitis, puerperal sepsis 1
Other causes:—
Post-partum haemorrhage and exhaustion 1
Enquiries into the cause of maternal deaths are made by the
Medical Officer of Health from the medical practitioner in charge
of the case or from the Institution to which the patient was
admitted, in accordance with the Ministry of Health's requirements.
A special form is used for this purpose, which is forwarded to the
Ministry of Health on completion.
Cases notified as puerperal fever or puerperal pyrexia are
investigated by the Sanitary Inspectors and Health Visitors.
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 Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births, Ilford. | Maternal* Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births, England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Puerperal Fever. | From Other Causes. | ||||
| 1931 | 6 | 1 | 1,979 | 3.5 | 4.11 |
| 1930 | 2 | 5 | 1,845 | 3.7 | 4.40 |
| 1929 | 3 | 4 | 1,755 | 4.0 | 4.33 |
| 1928 | 0 | 5 | 1 ,739 | 4.0 | 4.42 |
| 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 | ] ,606 | 2.49 | 3.81 |
| 1922 | 3 | 3 | 1,475 | 4.07 | 3.81 |
| 1921 | 3 | 1 | 1,492 | 2.68 | 3.91 |
*Revised Table.
In July, 1931, I presented the following leport to the Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee on the subject of Maternal Mortality