London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Dagenham 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Alleged Cause.G«station.Presentation.Duration of Labour.Previous.---- Ante-Natal Supervision.Further Remarks.
Stillbirths.Live Births.Miscarriages.
Prolapse of cordTermBreech?11-Ante-Natal Clinic and HospitalBirth in Hospital
Debilitated condition of motherTermVertex12 hours—2—Midwife and private doctor—
Toxaemia of pregnancy30 weeksBreech4 hours54—MidwifeB.B.A.
A.P.H. (placenta praevia)Term?3 days1——Ante-Natal clinic and hospitalBirth in hospital
Toxaemia of pregnancy32 weeks??12—Ante-Natal clinicMacerated foetus
A.P.H.TermVertex4 hours—11—Doctor (private)—
Toxaemia of pregnancyTermVertex9 hours———Ante-Natal clinic—
? Prolonged labourTermVertexProlonged1——Doctor (private)—
HydraminosTermVertexProlonged—3—Midwife—
Toxaemia of pregnancyTerm?12 hours1——Ante-Natal clinic and hospitalBirth in hospital
A.P.H. (Placenta praevia)32 weeksV?12—MidwifeRemoved to hospital
?Term?6 hours3—Ante-Natal clinic and hospitalBirth in hospital
?32 weeksVertex12 hours42—Doctor (private)—
?? 28 weeksBreech9———Doctor (private)One of triplets
Malpresentation39 weeksFootling2 hours12'—Ante-Natal clinic and hospitalBirth in hospital
Complicated breechTermBreech4 days———HospitalBirth in hospital
A.P.H. (Placenta praevia)Term??—4—Ante-Natal clinic and hospitalBirth in hospital
Debilitated condition of motherTermBreech?—2—Midwife—
Malformed foetusTerm?Prolonged1—1Ante-Natal clinicBirth in hospital
Delayed second stageTermBreech14 hours——Midwife—
? Prolonged labourTermVertexProlonged1——Doctor (private)—
?TermBreech4 days———Midwife—
?28 weeksVertex3 days9—Doctor (private)—
Eclampsia32 weeks?1 hour11—Ante-Natal clinicRemoved to hospital
? DiabetesTermVertex14 hours—83Ante-Natal clinic—
?Term?48 hours—5—Ante-Natal clinicTwin
A.P.H.TermVertex?—2—NoneRemoved to hospital
A.P.H. (Placenta praevia)34 weeks??———Doctor (private)Removed to hospital
Complicated breechTermBreech14 hours—6—Ante-Natal Clinic_
? Shock (fire at home)TermVertex7 hours—41Midwife_
Toxaemia of pregnancy34 weeksVertex14 hours———Doctor (private)—
?Term?48 hours—32Doctor (private)—
Poor general health during pregnancy28 weeksVertex6 hours—2—Private nursing homeTwin
?TermVertex5 hours———Midwife—
Poor general health during pregnancyTerm?9—21Doctor (private)Removed to hospital
MalpresentationTermVertex24 hours-5—None_
Malpresentation (anencephalic)TermBreech14 hours—1—Ante-Natal clinic and hospitalBirth in hospital
9TermBreech12 hours———Doctor (private)—
y32 weeksBreech4 hours15—Ante-Natal clinic—
A.P.H, poor general health32 weeks?9—10—Ante-Natal clinicBirth in hospital
?32 weeks?919—Doctor (private)Birth in hospital
A l .11. (Placenta praevia)Term?9—2—Ante-Natal clinic and hospitalBirth in hospital
?TermVertex24 hours———Doctor (private)Macerated foetus
? Shock following breaking down of old Caesarean scar38 weeks———1—Ante-Natal clinic and hospitalCaesarean section
(Placenta praevia)Term?24 hours—31Ante-Natal clinicRemoved to hospital
?TermVertex? 15 minutes-8-MidwifeB.B.A.
Complicated breechTermBreech5 hours1—NoneRemoved to hospital
DiabetesTerm?6 hours4—HospitalMacerated foetus
?32 weeksVertex6 hours——Ante-Natal clinic—
or general health during pregnancyTerm??26—NoneRemoved to hospital
?Prolonged labourTermVertexProlonged-3-Doctor (private)