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The 29 cases were treated as follows:—
By private Doctor, nursing being done by members of family 2
„ „ „ „ Visiting Nurse 6
,, Ophthalmic Hospitals (Central London and Royal London
out-patient departments) 5
,, Middlesex Hospital (out-patient department) 11
,. New Hospital for Women (out-patient department) 2
„ Other Institutions 2
— 20
(Of these 9 were nursed by Visiting Nurse and 11 by their own family).
Treated in St. Pancras Infirmary 1
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The results of treatment were as follows:—
Complete recovery 23
Sight slightly damaged, but improving 1
Partial blindness 1
Complete blindness 0
Cases lost sight of 3
Died a week after birth 1
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PUERPERAL FEVER.
14 patients were notified as suffering from puerperal fever during the year,
equal to an incidence rate of 2.9 per 1,000 births. Five deaths from this
disease were registered during the year, giving a case mortality of 35.7 per
cent.
13 cases followed the birth of live-born infants, and one case an abortion.
7 of the patients were primiparæ (i.e., women who had not previously borne
children), and 7 multiparæ;.
In 6 cases " instruments " were used at the confinement.
Inquiries were made in each case as to the existence in the home of scarlet
fever, erysipelas, or other infectious disease, or of septic conditions, with
negative results, except that in one case the patient had a septic wound
resulting from a scald on the ankle three weeks before confinement.
Symptoms developed on 1st day after delivery in 1 case.
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In two cases this information was not available.