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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Indications:—
(a) During Pregnancy. (b) In Labour.
Albuminuria 6 Premature Labour 1
Albuminuria and High Uterine Inertia 2
Blood Pressure 3 Breech Presentation 5
High Blood Pressure 1 Transverse Lie 1
Oedema 1 Twins 1
Oedema and Vaginal Dis- Delay in 2nd stage 5
charge 1 Adherent Placenta 2
Vaginal Discharge 1 Retained Placenta 2
Toxaemia 1 Post - partum haemAnte-partum
haem- orrhage 3
orrhage 1
Disproportion 2 22
Abdominal Pain in early
Pregnancy 1
Glycosuria 1
Debility 1
Respiratory Distress 1
Premature Rupture of
Membranes 1
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(c) During Puerperium. (d) For the Infant.
Ruptured Perineum 41 Malformation of Finger 1
Albuminuria and High Prematurity 2
Blood Pressure 1 Blue Asphyxia 1
Pyrexia 6 Pyrexia 1
Persistent Red Lochia 2 Discharging Eye 4
Septic Thumb 1 Anencephaly 1
Eclampsia 1
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Number of cases in which a Consultant was called in by a
doctor in charge of a case, 12.
Indications:—External version, 2; previous Cæsarean section,
2; adherent placenta, 1; puerperal pyrexia, 1; eclampsia, 1;
uterine fibroids complicating labour, 2; uterine inertia, 1;
retained placenta, 1; re infant, 1.
Number of cases in which delivery was terminated by the
application of forceps, 7.