London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Wandsworth 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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| (6) No. of cases in which temperature rose above 100.4 for 24 hours with rise of pulse rate | 9 |
| (7) No. of cases notified as ophthalmia neonatorum with result of treatment in each case | Nil. |
| (8) No. of cases of " inflammation of the eyes " however slight | 6 |
| (9) No. of infants not entirely breast-fed while in the institution. Cause—insufficient lactation | 25 |
| (10) No. of maternal deaths with causes | Nil. |
| (11) No. of foetal deaths (still-born or within 10 days of birth) | 10 |
| The causes of death were:— | |
| Placenta praevia | 1 |
| Difficult labour | 1 |
| Induction | 1 |
| Knot in cord | 1 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 |
| Macerated | 4 |
| Prolonged labour „ | 1 |
The cases came from all parts of the Borough ; 39 from Clapham,
13 from Putney, 110 from Balham, 41 from Streatham, 71 from
Tooting, and 116 from Wandsworth, and eight cases belonging to
other places. These eight cases were admitted when the Home
was not fully occupied.
The greater number of the cases were admitted, as would have
been anticipated, from those parts of the Borough nearest the
Home.