London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
This page requires JavaScript
167
died from these causes, a death rate of 3.38 per 1000 births.
In the quinquennium under review the maternal death-rate
was 2.82, compared with 4 62 in the previous five years. For
purposes of record I give below a table classifying the maternal
deaths each year, for the period 1912 to 1925.
TABLE No. 76.
Maternal Mortality, Woolwich, 1912-1925.
| Year. | Abortion. | Ectopic Gestation. | Placenta Prsevia. | Other puerperal Hemorrhage. | Other Accidents of Child Birth. | Child Birth with Secondary Causes. | Puerperal Eclampsia. | Puerperal Phlebitis and Embolism. | Puerperal Fever. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1 | — | - | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1913 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
| 1914 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 1915 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | |
| 1916 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 15 |
| 1917 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| 1918 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 1919 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 1920 | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 1921 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 1922 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 6 |
| 1923 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 1924 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1925 | - | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 59 | 136 |