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Pregnancy and Parturition.
Ten deaths from the diseases and accidents of pregnancy and parturition
occurred in 1922 in Chelsea, as compared with 4 in 1921, and
2 in 1920. Of the 10 deaths, 4 resulted from miscarriage in the early
months of pregnancy, one being due to an illegally performed operation.
Of the remaining 6 deaths, 3 were due to Puerperal Eclampsia, one to
rupture of uterus at child-birth, one to contracted pelvis at childbirth,
and one to Nephritis of pregnancy. Five of the deaths occurred in the
Chelsea Infirmary, one in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, one in a Nursing
Home in Chelsea, and 3 in the patients' own homes. In none of these
cases had the woman attended at the Ante-natal Clinic of the Chelsea
Health Society.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Four cast s of this disease were notified in Chelsea in 1922, as against
15 in 1921. An additional two cases of eye trouble in infants, which were
not notified, were visited, six visits in all being made by the Health
Visitors.
Five cases were attended by District Nurses, 51 visits being paid
to the homes, which gives an average of 10 visits per case, as against
19 in 1921, and 31 in 1920, so that the cases in 1922 appear to have been
less severe than those in 1920 and 1921. Of the total 6 cases, all made a
complete recovery.
In London, 875 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified in
1922, as against 1,080 in 1921.
Non-Notifiable Illnesses.

The corresponding figures for 1921 were 1,192 visits to 84 cases.
Venereal Diseases.
Ten specimens of blood were sent to the Lister Institute in 1922 by
medical practitioners for the Wassermann (Syphilis) reaction. All these
specimens proved negative. Nine of the specimens were sent by the