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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The next two tables record the details of the cases, together with certain interesting circumstances.
| Cause of Pyrexia. | Total cases notified. | Confinement. | Infant. | Mother. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Institution. | At Home. | Living. | Dead Viable. | Non-Viable. | Primipara. | Unmarried. | Average Age. | Deaths. | |||||
| Doctor. | Midwife. | Student. | |||||||||||
| Abortion with no evidence of infection of Organs of Reproduction | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 32 | — | |
| Abortion induced | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 29 | — | |
| for health reasons Inflammation of Breast | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 24 | — | |
| Engorged Breasts | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | *1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | |
| Retained Products of Conception | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28 | — | ||
| Pyelitis (B. Coli.) | 3 | 3 | — | †3 | †1 | — | 2 | 1 | 24 | — | |||
| Cystitis (B. Coli.) | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 29 | — | |
| Influenza | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 25 | — | |
| Sore Throat, Coryza | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 24 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 26 | — | |
| Pneumonia and Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 44 | ‡1 | |||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | |
| Perineal Tear | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||34 | — | |
| Gonorrhoea | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | §1 | — | 1 | I | 20 | — | ||
| Shock Premature | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | ¶2 | — | — | 1 | — | 20 | — | |
| Twins Abscess at site of Saline injection | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | — | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia. | Totals | 34 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| Percentages | 100 | 73.5 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 77.8 | 2.8 | 19.4 | 55.9 | 17.7 | — | 2.9 | |
| 265 | |||||||||||||
| Puerperal Fever. | Associated with Abortion | 14 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 2 | |
| Other cases | 28 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 4 | — | 13 | 6 | 27 | 6 | |
| Totals | 42 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 8 | |
| Percentages | 100 | 38.1 | 38.1 | 16.6 | 7.1 | 57.2 | 9.5 | 33.3 | 40.5 | 23.8 | — | 19 | |
| 61.8 | |||||||||||||
| *Premature. Died within a few hours of birth. Difficult mother, who refused advice. †Including set of twins, of which one was a stillbirth. ‡Died from Streptococcal Meningitis, Broncho Pneumonia and Mitral Stenosis. ||Hiby born before arrival of medical attendant. Sent into Hospital at once. §Child developed ophthalmia neonatorum. ¶Twins. | |||||||||||||