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Tottenham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
| In attendance at the Confinement. | Total. | Final Result. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors' Cases. | Midwives' Cases. | Occurred in Hospitals outside the District. | Recovered. | Died. | |
| 3 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 34 | 2 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
A Special Report is forwarded to the Ministry of each death of a
mother, directly or indirectly connected with child-birth. This report
is based on the result of the enquiries made of every nurse, midwife, or
doctor in attendance upon the mother.
Maternal Deaths.—The Registrar-General's records show that 9
deaths were attributed to Tottenham.
The Death Rate per 1,000 live and still births was :—
From Puerperal Sepsis 1.47
From other Puerperal Causes 2.95
Total 4.42
MATERNITY AND NURSING HOMES.
The number of Nursing Homes on the register at the beginning of
the year was 1.
(i) Application for registration nil
(ii) Registered during the year nil
(iii) Orders made refusing or cancelling registration nil
(iv) Appeals against such orders nil
(v) Number confirmed on appeal nil
(vi) Applications for exemption 2
*(vii) Application for exemption granted 2
(viii){Closed voluntarily nil
{Closed owing to removal from district nil
(ix) Carried forward from previous year nil
* Hospitals exempt for registration:—
The Prince of Wales's General Hospital.
The Home and Hospital for Jewish Incurables.