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

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Ealing 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Breech complete 5
Face (anencephah) 1
Persistent face to pubes (unassisted delivery) 2
Impacted shoulders (full-term macerated foetus) 1
Twin pregnancies,
(two vertices 4, two breeches 1, vertex and
breech ?) 7
(one set born before admissior)
Placenta praevia (lateral)
(two unassisted and one spontaneous delivery
after artificial rupture of membranes) 3
Placenta praevia (central)—
Caesarian section 1
Severe concealed accidental haemorrhage 1
Post-partum haemorrhage,
(moderate 6, severe 1) 7
Secondary post-partum haemorrhage 1
Retained placenta requiring manual removal 1
Placenta nipped in cervix and requiring removal 1
Thirteen cases of puerperal pyrexia occurred. These cases
were suffering from:—
Mild uterine sepsis (one due to retained
products) 3
Localised pelvic peritonitis following Caesarian
section for central placenta praevia 1
Urinary infection 3
Acute mastitis 1
Influenza 3
Thrombosis of superficial veins of leg 1
Lobar pneumonia and empyema (admitted
with influenza) 1
Children.
Number of Infants born.
Males 288
Females 262
Total 550