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Post-natal care.
There are no clinics devoted specially to this work. Post-natal cases are seen on
occasion at the ante-natal clinics, but the time at these is generally fully occupied.
The question of further provision for post-natal care merits attention.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA AND PUERPERAL FEVER.
Puerperal Pyrexia is defined as any febrile condition other than a condition which is
required to be notified as Puerperal Fever, occurring in a woman within 21 days after
childbirth or miscarriage, in which a temperature of 100.4 F., or more, has been sustained
during a period of 24 hours or has recurred during that period. Puerperal Fever has not
been defined in the same definite manner.
In 1937 there were 30 notifications of Puerperah Pyrexia and 14 notifications of
Puerperal Fever. After the usual investigations had been made, some of these cases were
re-allocated, and the figures finally accepted were
Puerperal Pyrexia Cases 31 —
Puerperal Fever Cases 13 Deaths 1.