Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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MATERNAL MORTALITY AND DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDBIRTH.
Case No. | Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death. | Age. | Ward. | Date of Admission to Hospital. | Remarks. | |
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1. | 12.1.32 | Pneumonia | 36 | Hi. | — | Associated heart disease. Delay in summoning medical aid by relatives | |
2. | 4.2.32 | 1. | (a) Syncope | 36 | J. | - | Seven months miscarriage. Death due to Chronic Bronchitis and weakness of heart muscle. |
(b) Myocardial Degeneration | |||||||
(c) Asthma and acute bronchitis | |||||||
2. | Miscarriage | ||||||
3. | 24.3.32 | Puerperal Septicaemia | 32 | H.E. | 19.3.32 | Retained products. Died from Septicaemia. | |
4. | 4.4.32 | 1. | (a) Puerperal Septicaemia | 36 | J. | 15.3.32 | In Hospital 13 days before Miscarriage. Retained placenta. Died from lung involvement and septicaemia. |
(6) Miscarriage | |||||||
5. | 25.4.32 | Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy | 30 | Hi. | 22.4.32 | Operation at Hospital. Transfusion. | |
6. | 8.5.32 | Eclampsia | 26 | J. | 7.5.32 | Admitted to Hospital in coma. Forceps delivery. | |
7. | 2.7.32 | 1. | (a) Syncope | 33 | W. | - | Haemorrhage. Placenta Praevia. Version, Traction : ? Embolism. |
(6) Placenta Praevia | |||||||
8. | 5.7.32 | 1. | (a) Pulmonary Embolism | 34 | W. | — | Pulmonary Embolism 2 days after confinement. |
(b) Childbirth | |||||||
9. | 13.9.32 | Eclampsia | 26 | Ho. | 12.9.32 | Normal pregnancy. Forceps delivery. No delay in Hospital Treatment. | |
10. | 13.11.32 | Ruptured Uterine Artery | 42 | H.H. | — | B.B.A. (Stillbirth) Post Mortem Inquest. | |
11. | 26.12.32 | 1. | (a) Cardiac failure | ? | H.E. | Nursing Home | Death classed as due to Mitral Valve disease. |
(b) Mitral disease | |||||||
(c) Rheumatic fever | |||||||
2. | Cardiac Asthma | ||||||
12. | 27.12.32 | Pulmonary Embolism, following Caesarean Section | ? | H.E. | Before 14.12.32 | Caesarean Section 14.12.32 in Hospital. Ovarian dermoid. Death classed as due to "non-malignant tumours.'' |