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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following tables have been prepared by Dr. Pritchard to bring out some interesting details concerning these cases : —
| Cause of Pyrexia. | Total no. cases notified. | conpinembnt. | Infant. | Mother. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home. | Living. | Dead Viable. | Non-Viable. | Primipara. | Unmarried. | Ante-natal attention. | Average Age. | Deaths. | ||||||
| In Institution. | Doctor. | Midwife. | Student. | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 31 | — | |
| Broucho Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 28 | — | |
| "Chill" | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | — | |
| External abscess | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | — | |
| Incomplete Abortions | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 27 | — | |
| Haematoma of wound after Caesarian Section | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | — | |
| Maslitis | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | — | |
| Breast Abscess | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 28 | — | |
| Pyelitis | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 28 | — | |
| Retained Membranes | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | |
| Shock | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 28 | — | |
| No known Lesion | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 26 | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia. | Totals | 31 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 | 28 | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 26 | — |
| Percentages | — | 70.9 | 19.3 | 90.3 | — | 9.7 | 38.7 | 12.9 | 90.3 | — | — | |||
| Puerperal Fever. | Associated with Abortion | 4* | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 24 | 1 |
| Other cases | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | 26 | — | |
| Totals | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 1 | |
| Percentages | — | 69.2 | — | — | — | 61.5 | 7.7 | 30.7 | 61.5 | 38.4 | 69.2 | — | 7.7 | |
| Total | 44 | 31 | 5 | — | 1 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 1 | |
| Percentages | — | 70.6 | 11.5 | — | 2.3 | 81.8 | 2.3 | 15.9 | 45.5 | 20.5 | 84.1 | 26 | 2.3 | |
* Seven patients were treated in Hospitals after abortion.