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Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1936] 72
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON MATERNAL DEATHS, 1936.
(For those in 1935, see p. 11 of the Medical Officer of Health's Annual Report for that year.)
| 1936. Month. | Cause of Death. | Ages at Death. | Totals. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 and 1 upwd | Total | From Puerperal Sepsis. | From other Diseases of Childbirth. | ||
| Jan. | Acute streptococcal septicaemia. Coroner. P.M. Without inquest | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (a) |
| „ | Thrombosis of superior mesenteric artery. Mitral stenosis. Coroner. P.M. Without Inquest ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (b) |
| „ | Haemorrhage from Placenta praevia. Coroner. P.M. Without Inquest | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Feb. | Syncope. An Acute general peritonitis and pleurisy. Consequent upon abortion and septic infection of Uterus. How caused no evidence to show. P.M. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| „ | Syncope due to death of Foetus separation of Placenta Antepartum Haemorrhage. Coroner. P.M. Without Inquest | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| „ | Syncope, Shock and Haemorrhage during difficult Labour, accelerated by toxaemia of pregnancy. Coroner. After P.M. Without Inquest | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 1st Qr. | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| April | la. Pulmonary Embolus. Thrombosis of vein of right thigh after normal labour. Coroner. P.M. Without Inquest | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (c) |
| „ | la. Cerebral Haemorrhage, b. Malignant endocarditis. c Chronic nephritis. II Toxaemia of pregnancy. Induction of labour. P.M. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (d) |
| May | Confluent Broncho Pneumonia. Mitral stenosis. Pregnancy. Labour. Coroner. After P.M. Without Inquest | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (e) |
| „ | Cerebral Haemorrhage. Eclampsia. Coroner. Without Inquest | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| June | Carcinoma of left breast. Coroner. After P.M. Without Inquest | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (f) |
| 2nd Qr. | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | |
| Aug. | 1. Double Pleural effusion. Mitral incompetence. 2. Recent normal delivery. Coroner. After P.M. Without Inquest | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 (g) |
| Sept. | Uterine Haemorrhage. Fibroid remain in uteri complicating normal labour. P.M. Coroner | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 3rd Qr. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Nov. | Acute General Peritonitis. Necrosis of bladder. Prolonged labour ; normal time. Coroner. P.M. Without Inquest | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1(h) |
| Dec. | la. Septicaemia, b. Parturition, c. Empyema Thoracis. No P.M. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| „ | General peritonitis consequent upon abortion and Septic infection of the uterus. No evidence to determine the agency through which the infection arose. P.M. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 4th Qr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Classifications :—(a) As Septicaemia.
(b) As Mitral Valve disease.
(c) Other Diseases of the Veins.
(d) Malignant Endocarditis.
(e) Mitral Valve disease.
(f) Carcinoma (breast).
(g) Mitral Valve disease.
(h) Cystitis.
1st Quarter ... ... 6 = 6*12
2nd Quarter ... ... 5 = 4-03
3rd Quarter ... ... 2 = 1-56
4th Quarter ... ... 3 = 2-55
r 1936 Total 9
Rate per 1,000
registered Live
and Still-births.