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Ealing 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Caesarian section 5
For contracted pelvis 1
For central placenta praevia 1
Delayed second twin 1
Normal delivery of patient with
congenital dislocation of hip 1
Ante-partum haemorrhage-—
Toxaemic
Placenta praevia—central 1
lateral 5
Post-partum haemorrhage of
severe character —
Eclampsia 2
Manual removal of placenta 1
Episiotomy 2
Ruptured-perineum (more than
one stitch) 45
Abscess of bartholin's gland 1
Gonorrhoea 1
Syphilis 1
Puerperium.
Arthritis 1
Post-partum collapse 1
Abscess of thigh 1
Pyelitis 6
Phlebitis 2
In addition to the above cases, nine cases of puerperal pyrexia
occurred, all of which made an excellent recovery. The cases
were as follows :
Pyelitis 1
Sapraemia 2
White-leg of venous origin 1
White-leg of lymphatic origin 1
Parametritis 1
Eclampsia, jaundice and cystitis 1
Pneumonia 1
Cause indefinite 1
Maternal Deaths.—No maternal deaths occurred during the
year.