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St Pancras 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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There were of* notifications of Puerperal Pyrexia during the year. On further
investigation 14 of these were attributed to Puerperal Fever which, together with 19 original
notifications, make 33 cases of Fever and 37 cases of Pyrexia.
Details of 37 Cases of Puerperal Pyrexia.
| Cause of Pyrexia. | Total. | Confinement. | Child. | Woman. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Institution. | At Home. | Living. | Dead Viable. | Non-Viable. | Primipara. | Unmarried. | Average Age. | Died. | ||||
| Doctor. | Midwife. | Student. | ||||||||||
| Inflammation of the Breast | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 26 | — |
| Pyelitis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 27 | — |
| Retained Products | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 26 | — |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 29 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | — |
| Urinary Defects | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | — |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | — |
| Parotitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 28 | — |
| Tonsillitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 30 | — |
| Phlebitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 24 | — |
| Rheumatic Carditis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 20 | — |
| Miscarriage | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 30 | — |
| Perineal Trauma | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — |
| Engorged Breasts | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — |
| No obvious causes | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 24 | — |
| Cases of Pyrexia | 37 | 22 | 10 27.0 | 1 2.7 | 4 10.8 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 2 |
| Percentages | 100 | 595 | 40.5 | 91.0 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 48 | 16 | — | 54 | ||
| Details of 33 Cases of Puerperal Fever. | ||||||||||||
| Associated with Abortion | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 27 | — |
| Otherwise | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 3 | — | 12 | 2 | 36 | — |
| Cases of Fever | 33 | 17 | 12 36.4 | 2 6.0 | 2 6.0 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 28 | — |
| Percentages | 100 | 51.5 | 48.4 | 69.7 | 90 | 21.2 | 36 | 6 | — | — | ||
* 52 received. Details unavailable for one.
ERYSIPELAS.
120 cases were notified and 9 deaths occurred, as compared with 110 cases and 4
deaths during the previous year.