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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Puerperal Fever.
20 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified, compared with 26
in 1909, 14 in 1908, 25 in 1907, 25 in 1906, 18 in 1905, and 14 in
1904.
One case occurred in Clapham, one in Putney, four in
Streatham, five in Tooting, and nine in Wandsworth.
Five of the cases (one in Putney, one in Streatham, two in
Tooting, and one in Wandsworth), or 25 per cent. were fatal,
compared with 38.4 per cent. in 1909, 42 in 1908, 40 in 1907, 44
in 1906, and 44.4 in 1905.
Eight of the cases were removed to the Union Infirmary, but
none died, and two were treated in General Hospitals with one
death.
The death-rate was '014 per 1,000, compared with 029 in
1909, .018 in 1908, .031 in 1907, and .035 in 1906.
The case-rate per 1,000 births was 2"8, compared with 3*7 in
1909, and for the whole of London 2.5, compared with 2.4.
In three of the cases midwives only were employed, while
three cases were premature, two were miscarriages, and in three
the children were stillborn.
Five nurses had free baths, and of the others, two came from
Battersea, two from Lambeth, one from Fulham, three were
district or surgical nurses, and the remainder had baths at their
own homes.
In 16 cases the personal clothing of the nurse was disinfected.