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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
Shoreditch 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The particulars of these deaths are entered in the following table:—
| MATERNAL MORTALITY. | AGES. | Married. | Single. | Widowed. | WARDS. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 to 20 yrs. | 20 to 25 yrs. | 25 to 30 yrs. | 30 to 35 yrs. | 35 to 40 yrs. | 40 to 45 yrs. | 45 yrs. | Moorfields. | Church. | Hoxton. | Wenlock. | Whitmore. | Kingsland. | Haggerston. | Acton. | ||||
| Accidents of Pregnancy:— | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ectopic gestation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other accidents of pregnancy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Placenta praevia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal hæmorrhage | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other accidents of childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal phlegmasia alba dolens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Not returned as septic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal embolism and sudden death | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal albuminuria and convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Childbirth not assignable to other headings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal diseases of the breast | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| *Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| *Lobar Pneumonia (Pneumonia and Pleurisy) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| *Chronic Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
*These deaths were stated to have been associated with childbirth, etc., but have not been classified to childbirth.