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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
Croydon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| YEAR. | BIRTHS. Live and Still. | TOTAL. Deaths. | Maternal Mortality. | Infant Mortality. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 3501 | 23 | 6.6 | 57 |
| 1932 | 3429 | 7 | 2.0 | 49 |
| 1933 | 3249 | 12 | 3.7 | 47 |
| 1934 | 3304 | 13 | 3.9 | 46 |
| 1935 | 3391 | 10 | 2.9 | 45 |
| 1936 | 3373 | 13 | 3.9 | 41 |
| 1937 | 3357 | 13 | 3.9 | 60 |
| Totals (1919-1937) | 240 |
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Twelve cases of Puerperal Fever and 67 cases of Puerperal
Pyrexia were notified. This is a rate of 3.G per 1,000 births (live
and still births) for the former and 20.0 per 1,000 for the latter.
The death-rates were :—Puerperal Fever, 1.5 per 1,000 births.
The designation Puerperal Fever has been dropped under
the Public Health Act, 1936, and all cases of temeprature of
100.4° F. or over occurring for more than 48 hours during the
puerperium are now designated Puerperal Pyrexia.
Table II.
The following Table gives fuller details concerning these cases.
| Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | |
|---|---|---|
| a—No. of cases notified | 12 | 67 |
| „ attended at home | 4 | 6 |
| (1) Bv doctor alone | 3 | 2 |
| (2) By doctor and maternity nurse | — | 4 |
| (3) By midwife alone | 1 | - |
| (4) Confinement unattended | — | - |
| B—No. of cases treated at Home | — | 4 |
| C— ,, treated at Hospital | 1 | 43 |
| D— ,, treated at Nursing Homes and Hospital | 5 | 6 |
| E— ,, treated at Home and Hospital | 6 | 14 |
| F— ,, who died. | 2 | — |