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Maturity.—All were 40 weeks, except case 7 (38 weeks).
There was no maternal death and all had live births except case 9.
Case 3 was an emergency admission on account of retained!
placenta. The foetal mortality was 11.0 per cent.
SUMMARY OF PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
The standard adopted for the estimation of Puerperal'
Pyrexia is that of the Ministry of Health, namely, a temperature
of 100.4 deg. or more, sustained for 24 hours or recurring during;
that period in the first 21 days of the puerperium.
The temperature in every case is recorded four-hourly following
a rise of 99 deg. or more. The pyrexia is notified if
100.4 deg. or more occurs in any two of the four-hourly readings,
in 24 hours.
An analysis of the cases shows the following
634 Booked Cases. Number of cases notified 24 = 3.8%
12 Unbooked Cases. Number of cases notified 2 = 16.7%
Total 26 = 4.0%
Number of cases included in the above series which did not
reach 100.4 deg. in any two of the bi-daily readings— 10.
Primigravidse 19
Multigravidae 7
Total 26