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Islington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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11 [1933
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON MATERNAL DEATHS, 1933.
(For those in 1932, see p. 11 of the Medical Officer of Health's Annual Report for that year)
| 1933 | Cause of Death. | Ages at Death. | Totals. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month. | 15 to 25 | 25 to '65 | 35 to 45 | 45 and upwd. | Total. | From Puerperal Sepsis. | From other Diseases of Childbirlh. | |
| Feb. | Acute pulmonary oedema. Bronchitis and Asthma. Premature delivery | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (a) |
| „ | Bronchial pneumonia. Influenza (labour 4 days after onset of Influenza) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (b) |
| Mar. | General peritonis. Puerperal septicaemia, following full term delivery | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| „ | Pulmonary tuberculosis. Confinement | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (c) |
| „ | Pulmonary Thrombosis, following normal labour. P.M. Natural | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Bronchial pneumonia. P.M. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (d) | |
| „ | General peritonitis, following Caesar-ean Section. P.M. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 1st Qr. | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| April | Paralytic ileus due to operation. Total Hysterectomy. Ruptured uterus. Labour. Multiparity breech with extension. Macerated foetus. Premature rupture of membrane | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| May | Mediastinals. Perforating ulcer of the æsophagus | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (e) |
| Septicaemia after miscarriage 2½ months. Cause of miscarriage unascrtained. Open. P.M. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| June | Eclampsia. P.M. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| „ | Pulmonary tuberculosis. Confinement six weeks ago | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (c) |
| 2nd Qr. | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| July | Pyaemia. Septic endometritis abortion (10 weeks pregnant). After P.M. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Aug. | Puerperal septicæmia. P.M. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Acute Broncho Pneumonia and heart failure. Caesarean Section 36 hours before. Obstructed labour | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| „ | Pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis of left femoral vein. P.M. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (f) |
| „ | Pyaemia abortion. (2 months pregnant) . Cause of abortion unknown. P.M. Open | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (g) |
| Sept. | Uterine Haemorrhage. Abortion (3 months pregnancy). P.M. Natural | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 3rd Qr. | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Oct. | Pulmonary tuberculosis. Pregnancy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (c) |
| Pulmonary embolism following pregnancy (Caesarean Section). Red infarcts in lower lobe of right lung. P.M. Uncert. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| „ | Puerperal Eclampsia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Nov. | Acute Pulmonary CEdema. Bronchial pneumonia. Child birth. P.M. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (h) |
| „ | Acute Peritonitis. Pyelitis of Pregnancy. P.M. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| „ | Mitral and Aortic Stenosis. Pregnancy (28 weeks). P.M. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (i) |
| Dec. | Pelvic Cellulitis and Acute General Peritonitis consequent upon Labour. P.M. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (j) |
| 4th Qr. | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | |
Classifications:—(a) As Bronchitis. (b) As Influenza, (c) As Tuberculosis, (d) As Pneumonia,
(e) As Disease of AEsophagus. (f) As Disease of Veins, (g) As " Violence." (h) Bronchial
Pneumonia, (i) As Heart." (j) As "Other diseases of Genital Organs."
1st Quarter 7 = 5.4
2nd Quarter 5 = 4.1 Rate per 1,000
3rd Quarter 6=5.0 registered live
4th Quarter 7= 7.0 and still births
Total (Year) 25 = 5.3