London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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LACERATIONS OF THE PERINEUM.

Primiparse : —
(a) Doctors' cases—
Spontaneous delivery.Forceps.Total.
Vertex, 7: Breech, 6.2942
(b) Midwives' cases— Vertex, 126; Breech, 1.-127
Multipara :—169
(a) Doctors' cases— Spontaneous delivery.Forceps.Total.
Vertex, 3: Breech, 2.2/
(b) Midwives' cases— Vertex, 34; Breech, --34
41
Total210

POST-PARTUM HEMORRHAGE.

Case No.AgeParity.Character of Labour.Predisposing Cause.Treatment.
1241SpontaneousRetained placentaManual removal. Subcutaneous and rectal saline. Pituitrin, 10 units. Pitocin, 10 units. Femergin, 1 c.c.
2211do.Uterine inertiaPituitrin, 10 units and Femergin, 1 c.c. Ergot extract.
3386do.Adherent placentaManual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Intravenous saline. Blood transfusion. Pituitrin, 10 units.
4222do.DebilityIntra-uterine glycerine. Pitocin, 10 units and Femergin, 1 c.c. Intravenous saline.
5271do.Adherent placentaManual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Pit-, uitrin, 10 units. Er-gometrine, 1 c.c.
6291ForcepsUterine inertia Retained placentaManual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Er-gometrine, 1 c.c. Pituitrin, 10 units.
7251SpontaneousPrecipitate labourIntra-uterine glycerine. Pituitrin, 10 units and Femergin, 1 c.c.
8281ForcepsAdherent placentaManual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Er-gometrine, lc,c. Pituitrin 10 units. Intravenous saline.
9261do.Uterine inertia Retained placentaManual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Intravenous saline. Er-gometrine, 1 c.c. Cora-mine, 1 c.c.