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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
St Pancras 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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6 of the patients were primiparse (i.e., women who had not previously
borne children), and 2 multiparae.
In 3 cases "instruments" were used at the confinement.
In no case was there any obvious source of infection in the home.
In the following table the cases are classified according to the manner in which the patients were a'tended in their confinements :
| Confinement attended by | No. of cases of Puerperal Fever. | Total number of births notified. | No. of cases per 1000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors | 7 | 1055 | 6.6 |
| In Hospital | 1 | ||
| No Medical assistance | 1 |
There were no cases reported in the practice of midwives or medical students.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The number of notifications of civilian cases of tuberculosis received
during the year are set out in the form suggested by the Local Government
Board in the table on the next page.
The total number of primary notifications (civilian) received during the
year on forms A, B, C, and D, was 994 (825 pulmonary, 169 non-pulmonary),
equal to a notification rate of 5'33 (4.42 pulmonary, 0.91 non-pulmonary) per
per 1000 civilian population.
The deaths from tuberculosis during the year numbered 444, of which 353
(215 males, 138 females) were from phthisis, and 91 (44 males, 47 females)
from other forms of tuberculosis.