[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough] page 124

Poplar 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: List of Maternal Deaths.

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List of Maternal Deaths.

Cause of Death.	Attended at Institution.	Attended at home by	Treated in Institution subsequently.	No. of previous pregnancies.	Received Ante-natal care or Treatment at
Cause of Death.	Attended at Institution.	Attended at home by	Treated in Institution subsequently.	No. of previous pregnancies.	M.C.W. Clinic.	Elsewhere.
Puerperal Sepsis(1case). Septicaemia. Haemolytic streptococcal septic infection of uterus after miscarriage (10 weeks pregnancy). Natural causes P.M. Inquest	—	Doctor (emergency)	Yes.	7	—	—
Other Puerperal Causes (3 Cases). (1) Pulmonary embolism due to recent delivery of stillborn child. Coroner's P.M. without Inquest	Yes.	—	Yes.	—	—	Yes.
(2) Acute oedema of lungs. Cardiac failure. Postpartum shock	—	Doctor.	No.	1	_	—
(3) Septicaemia. Mammary abscess	Yes.	—	Yes.	2	Yes.	—
Other Deaths Associated with Pregnancy (3 Cases). (1) Auricular fibrillation. Mitral stenosis. Fulltime confinement, 23/4/36 (Classified to Heart Disease.)	Yes.	—	Yes.	—	—	Yes.
(2) Septic infection of uterus and miscarriage after irrigation with fluid. Self-induced miscarriage. P.M. (Classified to Suicide.)	—	Doctor (emergency)	Yes.	1	—	—
(3) Carcinoma of rectum. Delivery of full term stillborn child (Classified to Cancer.)	Yes.	—	Yes.	9	—	—