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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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CONTRACTED PELVIS (including relative disproportion between the Pelvis and the Foetal Head).
| No. | Age of Patient | Parity. | Method of Delivery. | Duration of Labour. | Weight of Infant. | Result. Child. | Remarks. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Hrs. | Stage. Mins. | 2nd Hrs. | Stage. M.ns. | 3rd Hrs. | Stage. Mins. | |||||||||
| lbs. | ozs. | Medical Induction. | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 24 | 2 | Caesarean Section | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | L. | |||||
| 2 | 36 | 1 | Forceps | ... | 21 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 2 | L. | ||
| 3 | 25 | 2 | Forceps | ... | 78 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 6 | L. | ||
| 4 | 26 | 1 | Spontaneous | ... | 21 | 30 | 1 | 50 | 30 | 8 | 11 | L. | ||
| 5 | 25 | 1 | Do | ... | 15 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 11 | L. | ||
| 6 | 26 | 1 | Do | ... | 45 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 4 | L. | Do. do. | |
| 7 | 35 | 1 | Do | ... | 72 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 45 | 6 | 14 | L. | ||
| 8 | 21 | 1 | Forceps | ... | 57 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | L. | ||
| 9 | 23 | 1 | Spontaneous | ... | ? | 1 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 0 | L. | |||
| 10 | 26 | 1 | Forceps | ... | ? | ? | 5 | 7 | 13 | L. | Emergency admission during labour. Failed forceps (from District) | |||
| 11 | 30 | 1 | Spontaneous | ... | 20 | 30 | ? 3 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 13 | L. | Medical Induction. | |
| 12 | 27 | 1 | Forceps | ... | 57 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 6 | L. | ||
| 13 | 29 | 1 | Do | ... | 32 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 40 | 7 | 2 | L. | ||
| 14 | 20 | 1 | Spontaneous | ... | ? | 1 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 0 | L. | Do. do. | ||
| 15 | 29 | 1 | Do | ... | 15 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 25 | 6 | 14 | L. | Manual removal of placenta. | |
| IP | 25 | } | Forceps | ...••• | 64 | 30 | 3 | 25 | 25 | S.B. | Delay in delivery owing to impaction of shoulders. | |||
| 17 | 24 | 1 | Spontaneous | ... | ? | ? | 25 | 8 | 1 | L. | ||||
| 18 | 20 | 1 | Forceps | ... | 95 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | S.B. | Toxaemia. Manual removal of placenta. | |
| 19 | 32 | 1 | Do | ... | 57 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 3½ | L. | ||
| 20 | 30 | 1 | Spontaneous | ... | 45 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 0 | L. | ||
| 21 | 31 | 1 | Forceps | ... | 31 | 45 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 7 | 8 | L. | P.O.P. Moulding of head very pronounced. | |
| 22 | 26 | 1 | Do | ... | 22 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | L. | ||
| 23 | 27 | 1 | Do | ... | ?9 | 30 | 3 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 15 | L. | ||
Maturity.—40 weeks in all cases. There was no maternal death.