London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| No. | Initials | Date of Notification | Primipara or Multipara | Ante-natal Care | Birth occurred in | Onset subsequent to | Recovery | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient's Home | Institution | ||||||||
| PUERPERAL FEVER—One Case. | |||||||||
| 1 | L.B. | 1-7-29 | Multipara | - | Yes | - | Adherent placenta which had to be removed owing to profuse postpartum hæmorrhage | Recovered | Council's obstetric specialist called in. Patient later removed to hospital |
| PUERPERAL PYREXIA— Five Cases. | |||||||||
| 1 | S.D. | 10-10-29 | Primipara | Nil | Yes | - | Partial retention of placenta after incomplete abortion | Recovered | Abortion at third month; mild sapræmia |
| 2 | L.M. | 15-7-29 | Primipara | Yes | - | Yes | Followed on prolonged and difficult labour complicated by fibroid growth | Recovered | Full time pregnancy. Child stillborn |
| 3 | I.L. | 1-7-29 | Multipara | Yes | - | Yes | Postpartum pyelitis | Recovered | Full time pregnancy |
| 4 | I.H. | 21-6-29 | Primipara | Yes | - | Yes | Urinary infection and mumps | Recovered | Full time pregnancy |
| 5 | C.C. | 6-5-29 | Multipara | Yes | Yes | - | Influenza | Recovered | Full time pregnancy |