Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table VIII (
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Name of hospital or institution. | Abortions, moles. | Ectopic gestation. | ||||||||||
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Sepsis. | Sepsis. | |||||||||||
Discharges | Deaths. | Cases. | Total Discharges. | Total Deaths. | Total Cases. | Discharges. | Deaths. | Cases. | Total Discharges. | Total Deaths. | Total Cases. | |
Archway | 2 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 53 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Bethnal Green | 9 | 1 | 10 | 96 | 2 | 98 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 |
Dulwich | 5 | 3 | 8 | 142 | 4 | 146 | — | — | — | 4 | - | 4 |
Fulham | 5 | 1 | 6 | 93 | 2† | 95 | — | — | — | 4 | - | 4 |
Hackney | 7 | 1 | 8 | 193 | 1 | 194 | — | - | — | 1 | - | 1 |
Hammersmith | 3 | — | 3 | 91 | — | 91 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Highgate | 2 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 69 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Lambeth | 9 | 4 | 13 | 204 | 4 | 208 | — | — | — | 7 | - | 7 |
Lewisham | 35 | — | 35 | 163 | — | 163 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
Mile End | 4 | 1 | 5 | 103 | 1 | 104 | — | — | — | 7 | - | 7 |
New End | 5 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 52 | - | — | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Paddington ... | 4 | 3 | 7 | 110 | 3 | 113 | — | — | _ | 3 | _ | 3 |
St. Alfege's | 2 | 3 | 5 | 109 | 3 | 112 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 |
St. Andrew's | 9 | 1 | 10 | 98 | 1 | 99 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
St. Charles' | 1 | 3 | 4 | 99 | 3 | 102 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 |
St. George-in-the-East | 2 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 2 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
St. Giles' | 15 | 2 | 17 | 264 | 2 | 266 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
St. James' | 32 | 3 | 35 | 324 | 3 | 327 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 12 |
St. John's | - | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - |
St. Leonard's | - | - | - | 80 | 1 | 81 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
St. Luke's, Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St. Mary Abbots | 4 | 1 | 5 | 146 | 1 | 147 | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 |
St. Mary, Islington | 13 | 4 | 17 | 244 | 5 | 249 | — | — | — | 12 | - | 12 |
St. Nicholas' | 3 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 73 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 3 |
St. Olave's | 1 | 2 | 3 | 131 | 2 | 133 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
St. Pancras | 6 | 1 | 7 | 161 | 1 | 162 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 |
St. Peter's | 5 | 3 | 8 | 67 | 3 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St. Stephen's | — | 2 | 2 | 108 | 2 | 110 | — | — | — | 3 | - | 3 |
St. Marylebone institution | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — |
Total | 186 | 46 | 232 | 3,366 | 51 | 3,417 | 1 | — | 1 | 100 | 9 | 109 |
* Including Caesarian section or hysterectomy terminating pregnancy, under 28 weeks,
† Includes one case in table II (a) i.e. a death from nephritis at 24th week.
Table VIII (6).—
Puerperal sepsis. | Other conditions. | |||||||
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Total number. | Cases. | Case rate per 1.000. | Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000. | Case mortality per cent. | Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000. | |
Abortions, moles | 3,417 | 232 | 67.90 | 46 | 13.46 | 19.83 | 5* | 1.46 |
Ectopic gestations | 109 | 1 | 9.17 | — | _ | — | 9 | 82.57 |
Total | 3,526 | 233 | 66.08 | 46 | 1305 | 19.74 | 14 | 3.97 |
* Includes 1 case in table If (a) i.e. a death from nephritis at 24th week.