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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
| No. | Initials | Date of Notification | Primipara or Multipara | Ante-natal Care | Delivery occurred in | Onset subsequent to | Results | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient's Homo | Institution | ||||||||
| PUERPERAL FEVER—Five Cases. | |||||||||
| 1 | E. G. | 1-4-35 | Multipara | No | Home | - | Retained placenta abortion Infected uterus septicaemia | Recovered | Removed to hospital ten days after abor-tion |
| 2 | F. S. | 10-5-35 | Multipara | No | Home | - | Septic incomplete abortion | Recovered | Removed to hospital two days after con-finement |
| 3 | G. M. | 29-6-35 | Primipara | No | Home | - | Septic abortion | Recovered | Removed to hospital two days after abortion |
| *4 | S. W. | 12-10-35 | Multipara | No | Home | - | Septic miscarriage Unknown cause Inquest | Died | Removed to hospital on same day as occurrence of abortion |
| 5 | E. T. | 19-11-35 | Primipara | Yes | - | Institution | Retained chorion Mild endometritis | Recovered | - |
| PUERPERAL PYREXIA—Three Cases. | |||||||||
| 1 | J. S. | 26-5-35 | Primipara | Yes | - | Institution | Urinary infection Local uterine infection | Recovered | _ |
| S. J. | 6-8-35 | Primipara | Yes | - | Institution | - | Recovered | - | |
| C. E. | 24-12-35 | Multipara | Yes | Home | - | Pneumonia | Recovered | Removed to hospital eleven days after confinement | |
* Subsequently diagnosed as Puerperal Pyrexia.