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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
Holborn 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Infectious Diseases among Mothers and Children.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Four cases of puerperal fever occurred in 1028 ; two patients died.
Notification was also received of seven cases of puerperal pyrexia.
PUERPERAL FEVER—Four Cases.
| No. | Initials | Date of Notification | Primipara or Multipara | Ante-natal Care | Birth occurred in | Onset subsequent to | Recovery | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient's Home | Institution | ||||||||
| 1 | L.P. | 5-2-28 | P. | - | - | Nursing home | Curetting: after incomplete abortion; two months' gestation | Recovered | - |
| 2 | F.S. | 24-5 28 | M. | None | Home | - | Difficult labor; craniotomy | Recovered | District nurses sent in under Council's arrangements |
| 3 | M.R. | 28-10-28 | P. | None | - | Institution | Self-induced abortion | Patient died | Death classified as "suicide" in Regis-trar-General's Returns |
| 4 | N.C. | 24-12-28 | P. | Private doctor | Home a nd later Institution | Prolonged first stage of labor: persistent occipito - posterior presentation | Patient died | ||