[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow] page 103

Walthamstow 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

Table: deaths due to puerperal sepsis and other puerperal causes.

deaths due to puerperal sepsis and other puerperal causes.

Case No.	Date of Death.	Certified Cause of Death.	Age.	Ward.	Circumstances.	Pregnancy.		Ante-Natal Care.			Physical Condition.	Date of Confinement or Abortion.	Doctor called.	Admission to Hospital.	Remarks.
Case No.	Date of Death.	Certified Cause of Death.	Age.	Ward.	Circumstances.	Prev.	Duration of Present.	Doctor.	Midwife.	Hospital.	Physical Condition.	Date of Confinement or Abortion.	Doctor called.	Admission to Hospital.	Remarks.
1.	8.1.34	(a) Septicaemia	26	J.	Poor	1	8 weeks	-			Subinv. following first confinement		2.1.34	3.1.34	Husband in regular work. Suggestion re drug taking. Refused to go to Hospital till 3.1.34. Septic retained products removed. Empyema right knee due Haemolytic Streptococcus.
1.	8.1.34	(b) Miscarriage				1	8 weeks	-			Subinv. following first confinement		2.1.34	3.1.34
2.	19.3.34	Puerperal Fever	31	H.H.	Comfortable	-	10 ,,	—	—	—	Good	13.3.34	11.3.34	11.3.34	Unmarried. Instrumental removal of placenta. Thrombosis following abortion in Hospital. Reported to police as suspected illegal abortion.
3.	28.3.34	Puerperal Septicaemia	25	J.	Poor	2	Term	Yes	—	-	Atrophic Rhinitis and Pyorrhoea ..	2.3.34	2.3.34	14.3.34	Husband in regular work. Forceps delivery 3rd day. Perineal tear. Pyrexia 4th March. Rigor 9th. Consultant called 13th'and Hospital removal advised. Pyaemia.
4.	14.5.34	Streptococcal Septicaemia. Incomplete abortion. Felo-de-se	27	Hi.	Poor	—	2½ months	—	—	—	Good	2.5.34	2.5.34	8.5.34	Husband in regular work. Unaware wife pregnant on marriage. Self-induced abortion.
5.	2.6.34	Puerperal Parametritis	34	H.H.	Poor	⁵	Term	Yes	—	—	Fair	1.3.34	B.B.A.	16.4.34	Influenza month before delivery. Cough and Pyrexia before labour. Laparotomy May 11th.—Sub-total, Hysterectomy, then faecal fistula.
6.	11.7.34	Shock. Obstructed labour	35	Ho.	Poor		Term	—	—	—	Asthma. Albumen	9.7.34	6.7.34	6.7.34	Unmarried mother of low mentality. Craniotomy. Adherent placenta. Asthma.
7.	11.7.34	Post-partum Haemorrhage. Retained placenta	32	H.E.	Comfortable	-	Post-mature	Yes	Yes	—	Good	11.7.34	11.7.34	11.7.34	Labour induced for post-maturity. Adherent placenta, manual removal, instrumental delivery.
8.	3.9.34	Surgical shock. Instrumental delivery; difficult labour and retained placenta	26	J.	Poor	-	„	Yes	—	—	Good	3.9.34	2.9.34	Nil	Husband in regular work. Instrumental delivery—retained placenta.
9.	11.11.34	Fulminant Puerperal Eclampsia	26	H.E.	Poor	—	Term	—	Yes	—	Malnourished	10.11.34	11.11.34	10.11.34	Husband in regular work. Adequate ante-natal care. No warning signs of any kind. Unavoidable death.
10.	3.12.34	Puerperal Septicaemia	40	W.	Poor	9	Post-mature	—	Yes	—	Heart Disease	16.11.34	21.11.34	21.11.34	Husband in regular work. Advice of doctor re termination of pregnancy because of heart disease not accepted. Delay by midwife in calling in Medical aid.
11.	3.12.34	Puerperal Septicaemia. Miscarriage	29	Ho.	Poor	4	?	-	-	-	Malnourished	23.11.34	25.11.34	27.11.34	Much unemployment of husband. Milk from Council's Assisted Scheme for last 4 years. Evidence of induced abortion. Difficulty in obtaining patient's consent for removal to Hospital.