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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DEATHS DUE TO PREGNANCY AND CHILDBEARING AND ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.
Case No. | Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death and Classification. | Age. | Ward. | Circumstances. | Pregnancy. | Ante-Natal Care. | Physical Condition. | Date of Confinement or Abortion. | Doctor called. | Admission to Hospital. | Remarks. | ||
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Prev. | Duration of | Doctor | Midwife. | |||||||||||
1 | 22.6.35 | Cerebral embolism due to puerperal endometritis (P.M.) (Puerperal Sepsis.) | 37 | J. | Poor | 5 | 38 weeks | — | Yes | Good | 10.6.35 | 10.6.35 | 10.6.35 | Declined Midwife's advice re medical ante-natal care. Apparently unavoidable death. |
2 | 17.7.35 | Ruptured ectopic gestation (Other Puerperal causes.) | 34 | H.E. | Comfortable | Nil. | 12 „ | — | — | Good | 17.7.35 | 17.7.35 | 17.7.35 | Died a few hours after operation in hospital. |
3 | 9.8.35 | General Shock. Cæsarean section. Myomectomy for multiple fibroids. (Not counted by Registrar-General) | 32 | H.H. | Comfortable | Nil. | 39 „ | Yes | Yes | Good | 9.8.35 | In-patient | Do. do. | |
4 | 26.10.35 | Toxaemia due to acute pyelonephritis which had caused abortion. (P.M. without inquest.) (Other Puerperal causes.) | 35 | H.E. | Poor | Multipara | 8 „ | — | — | Malnourished | 25.10.35 | 25.10.35 | 25.10.35 | Declined assistance under milk scheme. Death classified as "puerperal albuminuria." |
5 | 13.11.35 | General peritonitis and sepsis following full term. Normal delivery. (P.M.). (Puerperal Sepsis.) | 34 | H.E. | Comfortable | 1 | 40 „ | Yes | Good | 5.11.35 | 4.11.35 | 8.11.35 | Patient had sore throat. Normal delivery. Death due to general infection with hæmolytic streptococcus. | |
6 | 15.11.35 | Septicæmia due to sub-acute bacterial endocarditis (P.M. without inquest) (Puerperal Sepsis.) | 33 | Hi. | Poor | 6 | 4 „ | — | — | Heart Disease | 23.8.35 | (a) 23.8.35 (b) 7.9.35 | 7.9.35 | Advised re induction and sterilization at last confinement owing to heart disease. Death classified as "post abortive sepsis." |