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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No. | Age of Patient. | Parity. | Indication. | Duration of Labour. | Weight of Infant. | Result. Child. | Remarks. | ||||||
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1st stage. | 2nd stage | 3rd stage. | |||||||||||
Hrs. | Mins. | Hrs. | Mins. | Hrs. | Mins. | Lbs. | Ozs. | Severe albuminuria. 2nd infant of twins. | |||||
1 | 24 | 1 | Delay in 2nd stage | 18 | 45 | ? | 15 | 6 | 11 | L | |||
2 | 21 | 1 | Prolapse of cord | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ] 5 | 8 | 0 | S.B. | ||
3 | 31 | 1 | Toxaemia | 36 | 0 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 14 | L | |||
4 | 32 | 3 | Fœtal distress | 14 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | L | ||
5 | 27 | 1 | Disproportion. Delay in 2nd stage. | ? 9 | 30 | 3 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 15 | L | ||
6 | 26 | Fcetal distress | 21 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 8 | L | Placenta Praevia | |||
7 | 24 | 1 | Delay in 2nd stage | 13 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 6 | L | ||
8 | 34 | l | Delay in 2nd stage | . 27 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 50 | 6 | 3 | L | ||
9 | 30 | l | Delay in 2nd stage | 12 | 45 | ? 4 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 14 | L | ||
10 | 27 | i | Disproportion. Delay in 2nd stage. | 57 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 6 | L | ||
11 | 25 | do. | 78 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 6 | L | Diabetic. | ||
12 | 37 | l | Delay in 2nd stage | ? | 3 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 4 | L | |||
13 | 27 | l | Persistent occipito posterior | 86 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 8 | L | ||
14 | 35 | Disproportion. | 21 | 30 | ? | 30 | 7 | 2 | L | ||||
15 | 30 | l | Delay in 2nd stage. Persistent occipito posterior | 51 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 4 | L | Emergency admission. Toxaemia. Failed forceps. | |
16 17 | 29 31 | l l | Delay in 2nd stage Maternal distress | 10 | 0 ? | 3 | 5 | 25 .10 | 9 4 3 | 0 4 11 | L | Admitted in 2nd stage of labour Locked twins. | |
18 | 32 | l | Disproportion. | 57 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 3 J | L | Emergency admission in labour. Fulminant Eclampsia. | |
19 | 25 | l | Delay in 2nd stage. Eclampsia | ? | ? | 20 | 10 | 3 | L | ||||
20 | 21 | 1 | Disproportion. | 57 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | L | ||
21 | 32 | l | Delay in 2nd stage. Cardiac Failure | 38 | 30 | 1 | 45 | 30 | 4 | L | Mitral Stenosis. Infant died from inanition. Disproportion. No difficulty in forceps delivery. | ||
22 | 31 | i | Delay in 2nd stage | 29 | 30 | 1 | 50 | 10 | — | — | D | ||
23 | 33 | l | Persistent occipito posterior | 31 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 7 | 8 | L | ||
24 | 29 | l | Delay in 2nd stage. | 30 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 30 | — | — | S.B. | ||
25 | 24 | l | Persistent occipito posterior Delay in 2nd stage. | 29 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | L T 1 | ||
20 | 26 | l | Persistent occipito posterior Disproportion. | ? | ? | 5 | 7 | 13 | L S.B. J | Emergency admission during labour. Failed forceps. | |||
27 | 27 | i | Persistent occipito posterior | ? | ? | 15 | — | — | |||||
28 | 30 | l | Delay in 2nd stage Disproportion. | 20 | 30 | ? 3 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 13 | L | ||
29 | 31 | i | Persistent occipito posterior | 23 | 30 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 9 | L | ||
30 | 27 | i | do. | 27 | 0 | ? 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 15 | L | ||
31 | 29 | I | do. | 32 | 0 | ? 4 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 2 | L | Disproportion Infant died from intracranial haemorrhage. | |
32 | 25 | l | do. | 23 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 25 | - | D | |||
33 | 29 | l | do. small pelvis | 12 | . 0 | ? 3 | 50 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 14 | L | |
34 | 26 | l | Disproportion. | 22 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | L | Pre-eclamptic toxaemia. | |
35 | 24 | l | Delay in 2nd stage. Persistent occipito posterior Delay in 2nd stage. | 30 | 0 | 1 | eo | 10 | 7 | 8 | L | ||
36 | 36 | l | Delay in 2nd stage | 13 | 0 | ? 3 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 13 | L | Impaction of shoulders | |
37 | 25 | i | Persistent occipito posterior | 64 | 30 | 3 | 25 | 25 | — | — | S.B. | \cl/ ± III LIUI1 ui aiiuiuuti (b) Disproportion. | |
38 | 27 | l | Delay in 2nd stage | 11 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 10 | L | ||
39 | 24 | l | Disproportion. | ? | ? | 25 | 8 | 1 | L | ||||
40 | 26 | i | Delay in 2nd stage Delay in 2nd stage | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 11 | L | Manual removal of placenta on account of haemorrhage. | |
41 | 26 | i | Persistent occipito posterior | 95 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | S.B. | (a) Toxaemia. | ||
(b) Disproportion. | |||||||||||||
(c) Manual removal of placenta. |