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

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Ealing 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Notifiable Pyrexia 13
Uterine infection 3
Pyelitis 3
Basal congestion 1
Flushed breasts 3
Unknown aetiology 3
Non-notifiable Pyrexia during puerperium 62
Pyelitis 29
Flushed breasts 10
Uterine infection 17
Phthisis 2
Influenza 2
Streptococcal sore throat 1
Catarrhal jaundice 1
Other abnormalities.
Obstetric shock 15
Eclampsia 3
Cardiac failure 1
Bartholins cyst 1
Patients transferred to other Hospitals.
To Clayponds Isolation Hospital 3
(a) Haemolytic Streptococcal infection 1
(b) Unknown pyrexia 1
(c) Infective enteritis 1
To the Westminster Hospital 2
(а) Tumour of small intestine 1
(b) Essential hypertension 1
To King Edward Memorial Hospital
with acute appendicitis 1
Maternal Deaths 1
This patient was admitted ante-natally with a pre-eclamptic
toxaemia. She delivered herself spontaneously of a living child.
She had a post-partum haemorrhage. The placenta was retained
and was removed manually. She was very shocked. Bleeding
persisted despite transfusion, etc., and became generalised from
other mucous surfaces. Post mortem report—Death from obstetric
shock and haemorrhage.
INFANTS.
Number of infants born 1,312
Males (alive) 654
Females (alive) 637
Stillborn 21
Neo-natal deaths 11
Still births.
Fresh.
(a) Full term 7
(b) Premature 3
(c) Deformities incompatible with life 4
Macerated 7