London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Primiparse : — | ||
| (a) Doctors' cases— | ||
| Spontaneous delivery. | Forceps. | Total. |
| Vertex, 7: Breech, 6. | 29 | 42 |
| (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 | ||
| Total | 210 | |
| Case No. | Age | Parity. | Character of Labour. | Predisposing Cause. | Treatment. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 1 | Spontaneous | Retained placenta | Manual removal. Subcutaneous and rectal saline. Pituitrin, 10 units. Pitocin, 10 units. Femergin, 1 c.c. |
| 2 | 21 | 1 | do. | Uterine inertia | Pituitrin, 10 units and Femergin, 1 c.c. Ergot extract. |
| 3 | 38 | 6 | do. | Adherent placenta | Manual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Intravenous saline. Blood transfusion. Pituitrin, 10 units. |
| 4 | 22 | 2 | do. | Debility | Intra-uterine glycerine. Pitocin, 10 units and Femergin, 1 c.c. Intravenous saline. |
| 5 | 27 | 1 | do. | Adherent placenta | Manual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Pit-, uitrin, 10 units. Er-gometrine, 1 c.c. |
| 6 | 29 | 1 | Forceps | Uterine inertia Retained placenta | Manual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Er-gometrine, 1 c.c. Pituitrin, 10 units. |
| 7 | 25 | 1 | Spontaneous | Precipitate labour | Intra-uterine glycerine. Pituitrin, 10 units and Femergin, 1 c.c. |
| 8 | 28 | 1 | Forceps | Adherent placenta | Manual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Er-gometrine, lc,c. Pituitrin 10 units. Intravenous saline. |
| 9 | 26 | 1 | do. | Uterine inertia Retained placenta | Manual removal. Intrauterine glycerine. Intravenous saline. Er-gometrine, 1 c.c. Cora-mine, 1 c.c. |