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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Confined at Cranbrook Nursing Home, Ilford, and died
in Queen Charlotte's Hospital; general Sepsis and
general Peritonitis following full term normal
delivery of first child 1
Other causes:—
Confined at and died in Oldchurch Hospital, Romford;
acute dilation of stomach; Caesarian Section 1
Confined at and died in Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford;
Childbirth; failed forceps and shock; occipito
posterior position of child 1
Confined at and died in own home; Pulmonary Embolism 1
Confined at and died in own home; Pulmonary Embolism
following Parturition 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 past ten years:-
| Year. | No. of Maternal Deaths, Ilford. | No. of Registered Live Births, Ilford. | Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births registered, Ilford. | Maternal* Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births registered, England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Puerperal Fever. | From Other Causes. | ||||
| 1935 | 3 | 4 | 2,050 | 3.4 | 4.10† |
| 1934 | 2 | 4 | 1,961 | 3.1 | 4.42 |
| 1933 | 5 | 3 | 1,852 | 4.3 | 4.51 |
| 1932 | 3 | 2 | 1,987 | 2.5 | 4.21 |
| 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 | 2 | 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 |
Revised Table. †Provisional Figure.