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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Puerperal Fever.
27 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified, compared with 24 in
1911, 20 in 1910, and 26 in 1909.
One case occurred in Clapham, four in Putney, six in Streatham,
six in Tooting, and 10 in Wandsworth.
11 of the cases, (one in Clapham, two in Putney, two in
Streatham, four in Tooting, and two in Wandsworth), or 40 per cent,
were fatal, compared with 33 3 per cent in 1911, 25 per cent, in 1910,
and 38'4 per cent, in 1909.
21 of the cases were removed to Institutions, (12 to St. James's
Infirmary, five to the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital, Landor
Road, and one each to St. Bartholomew's, Guy's, St. Thomas's, and
Putney Hospitals), where nine died, and six were treated at home
with two deaths.
The death-rate was. .035 per 1,000, compared with .025 in 1911,
.016 in 1910, and .034 in 1909.
The case-rate per 1,000 births was 4.0, compared with 3.5 in
1911, 2.8 in 1910, and 37 in 1909 ; and for the whole of London 3.4,
compared with 27.
In seven of the cases registered mid wives only were employed,
while five of the cases were miscarriages, and three were premature.
No nurses had free baths, one came from Lambeth, eight
were district or surgical nurses, and the remainder had baths at
their own homes.
In 26 cases the personal clothing of the nurse was disinfected.