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Islington 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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71 [1936
MATERNAL DEATHS.
The number of women dying, pregnancy being a factor, during the year 1936
was 16. Our investigations showed 3 to be classifiable as Puerperal Sepsis and 5
from other puerperal causes. These 8 cases would give a Maternal Mortality Rate
of 1.64 per 1,000 registered ("live" and "still") births. In addition, there were
8 deaths of pregnant women from the following :—1 from General Septicaemia,
4 from Heart Disease, 1 from Thrombosis of vein, 1 from Cancer of the breast, and
1 from Inflammation of the Bladder. Taking the deaths as 16 would give a rate
of 3.29. (See Table p. 72).
f It has been our practice for some years back to record all deaths of women
in which, as a result of our investigations, pregnancy was found to be a complication.
A Table showing such investigations from 1911 is given. For details of the
Maternal Deaths for the year 1936 see page 72.
The deaths for the preceding year numbered 16, and were equal to the proportion
of 3.4 per 1,000 births.

Table: † GROSS MATERNAL DEATH RATES FOR ISLINGTON.

† GROSS MATERNAL DEATH RATES FOR ISLINGTON.

Year. No.of Live Births.No. of Maternal Deaths.Rate.
19118,113172.1
19128,211111.3
19138,359263.1
19148,177222.7
19157,537172.3
19167,262212.9
19175,837122.1
19185,19771.3
19196,278233.7
19209,404222.3
19217,886172.2
19227,506202.7
19237,100152.1
19246,799172.5
19256,580182.7
19266,455203.1
19276,108243.9
19285,790254.3
19295,509274.9
19305,685223.9
19315,281285.3
19324,950163.2
19334,581255.3*
19344,624204.2*
19354,577163.4*
19364,724163.3*

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*Rate per 1,000 registered live births and still births.