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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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CASES OF ALBUMINURIA ADMITTED FOR TREATMENT.
| Case No. | Parity. | Age. | Past History. | Onset of Symptoms. | Oedema. | Headaches | Albumen. | Maximum Blood Pressure. | Blood Urea. | No. of days in home before Labour or Discharge. | Maturity when Delivered | Type of Delivery. | Result. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother. | Child. | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 36 | Scarlet Fever | 38 weeks. | No | No | Heavy cloud | 148/98 | — | 6 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 2 | 1 | 29 | do. | 36 „ | Yes | Yes | Heavy | 140/96 | — | 11 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous following | L | L |
| 3 | 1 | 19 | — | 37 „ | Yes | No | trace 0.25 | 160/110 | - | 21 | 40 weeks | medical induction. Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 4 | 4 | 37 | — | 36 „ | Yes | Yes | per cent. Cloud | 140/100 | — | 15 | 38 weeks. | Spontaneous following | L | S.B. L |
| 5 | 1 | 31 | — | 36 ,, | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 140/110 | — | 10 | 38 weeks. | medical induction. Spontaneous following | L | L |
| 6 | 32 | Albuminuria in second pregnancy. | 38 „ | No | Yes | per cent. Trace | 182/88 | 25 mgs. per cent. | 5 | 39 weeks | medical induction. Spontaneous. | L | L | |
| 7 | 3 | 34 | 28 ,, | Yes | Yes | Cloud | 158/110 | 13 | 30 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | S.B. | ||
| 8 | 35 | — | 30 „ | No | No | Trace | 112/88 | - | 6 | 39 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L | |
| 9 | 1 | 27 | - | 38 „ | No | No | Trace | 142/90 | 18 mgs. per cent. | 11 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 10 | 1 | 23 | - | 39 „ | Yes | No | Trace | 156/100 | 22 mgs. per cent. | 7 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 11 | 1 | 30 | - | 38 „ | Yes | No | 0.15 per cent. | 190/100 | 29 mgs. per cent. | 16 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous following medical induction. | L | L |
| 12 | 1 | 32 | = | 37 | Yes | Yes | Trace | 140/80 | 32 mgs. per cent. | 6 | 40 weeks | Forceps. | L | L |
| 13 | 1 | 26 | Scarlet Fever | 28 | No | No | Trace | 142/110 | 32 mgs. per cent. | 6 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 14 | 2 | 37 | — | 32 | No | No | Trace | 170/108 | 18 mgs. per cent. | 5 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 15 | 1 | 30 | — | 36 „ | No | No | 0.2 per cent. | 152/98 | 31 mgs. per cent. | 6 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 16 | 1 | 21 | - | 36 „ | Yes | Yes | 0.5 ner cent. | 170/120 | 28 mgs. per cent. | 21 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 17 | 1 | 25 | - | 32 | Yes | Yes | Heavy cloud | 160/100 | 27 mgs. per cent. | 21 | 38 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 18 | 1 | 27 | - | 34 | Yes | Yes | T race | 160/110 | 30 mgs. per cent. | 8 | 38 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | S.B. |
| 19 | 1 | 33 | - | 37 | No | No | Trace | 150/90 | 36 mgs. per cent. | 7 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 20 | 2 | 29 | — | 36 „ | Yes | Yes | Cloud | 162/88 | 25 mgs. per cent. | 3 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous following medical induction. | L | I S.B |
| 21 | 1 | 20 | Scarlet Fever | 38 „ | Yes | No | Heavy trace | 120/90 | 20 mgs. pei' cent. | 1 | 38 weeks | Spontaneous following rupture of membranes. | L | L |
| 22 | 5 | 40 | - | 28 „ | Yes | Yes | Trace | 210/120 | 20 mgs. per cent. | 15 17 | 36 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | S.B. |
| 23 | 1 | °8 | - | 39 | No | Yes | Trace | 132/100 | 38 mgs. per cent. | 2 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 24 | 1 | 24 | - | 38 „ | Yes | Yes | Cloud | 192/120 | 41 mgs. per cent. | 4 | 40 weeks | Forceps. | L | L |
| 25 | 1 | 28 | - | 32 ., | Yes | Yes | 0.4 per cent. | 200/100 | 31.5 mgs per cent. | 15 | 40 weeks | Spontaneous. | L | L |
| 26 | 1 | 26 | - | 35 ,, | Yes | Yes | Trace | 160/100 | 32 mgs. per cent. | 16 | 40 weeks | Forceps. | L | S.B. |
REMARKS—Case 2, Post-Partum Eclamptic fit, cases 3, 4 and 21. twins; case 18, Post-Partum Haemorrhage; case 26, Antc-Partum
Haemorrhage; case 21, emergency admission—marked Hvdramnios. Eve signs were present in cases 2 and 22.