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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PUERPERAL PYREXIA. Booked Cases.
No. | Date of Notification. | Age. | Gravida. | Ante-Natal Condition. | Type of Labour. | Method of Delivery. | Onset of Pyrexia. | Duration. | Cause. | Remarks. |
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1 | 3/1/35 | 40 | 8 | Albuniinuria CEdema | Normal | Normal | 4th day | 4 days | Uterine | Perineal laceration. |
2 | 1G/2/35 | 21 | 1 | Hyperpiesis Normal | Prolonged 2nd stage | Forceps | 3rd day | 7 days | infection Urinary infection | Membranes imperfect. |
3 | 22/2/35 | 21 | 1 | Normal | Prolonged 2nd stage | Normal | 6th day | 6 days | Uterine infection | Retained portion of placenta |
4 | 26/2/35 | 29 | 1 | Albuminuria CEdema | Normal | Normal | 1st day | - | Urinary | (i) Post-partum eclampsia. |
5 | 20/3/35 | 18 | 1 | Hyperpiesis Pyorrhoea | Normal | Normal | 3rd day | - | infection Uterine | (ii) Perineal laceration. Membranes imperfect. |
6 | 15/4/35 | 32 | 2 | Alveolaris Hyperpiesis: Pus, organisms, albumin in Urine | Normal | Normal | 2nd day | — | infection Urinary infection | Perineal laceration. |
7 | 30/4/35 | 30 | 2 | Catarrhal jaundice | Normal | Normal | 3rd day | 2 days | Undiagnosed | Perineal laceration. |
8 | 14/5/35 | 20 | 1 | Ante-partum | Normal | Normal | 2nd day | 5 days | Urinary | (i) Membranes imperfect. |
9 | 21/5/35 | 35 | 3 | hemorrhage Normal | - | Cesarean | 2nd day | - | infection 1 hrombo- | (ii) Perineal laceration. |
10 | 27/7/35 | 25 | 2 | Ante-partum | - | Section Caesarean | 1st day | 6 days | Phlebitis | Placenta praevia. |
11 | 22/7/35 | 23 | 1 | haemorrhage Albuminuria | Normal | Section Normal | 1st day | - | Urinary | Perineal laceration. |
12 | 24/7/35 | 23 | 1 | Hyperpiesis Vaginal discharge | Normal | Normal | 13th day | 11 days | infection Thrombo | Perineal laceration. |
13 | 12/8/35 | 24 | 1 | Vaginal discharge | Normal | Normal | 12th day | - | phlebitis Undiagnosed | Vaginal lacerations. |
14 | 2/9/35 | 27 | 1 | Normal | Normal | Normal | 4th day | 7 days | Urinary | |
15 | 16/9/35 | 28 | 1 | Anaemia | Normal | Normal | 8th day | 3 days | infection Engorged | |
16 | 16/9/35 | 19 | 1 | Anaemia | Normal | Normal | 7th day | 7 days | Breasts Uterine | |
17 | 7/10/35 | 21 | 1 | Normal | Normal | Normal | 8th day | 3 days | infection Tonsillitis | |
18 | 28/11/35 | 30 | 1 | Normal | Normal | Normal | 14th day | Pl^urisv | Manual removal of placenta. Perineal laceration. | |
19 | 1/11/35 | 29 | 1 | Normal | Prolonged 2nd stage | Forceps | 3rd day | — | (a) Respiratory infection | |
20 | 3/12/35 | 24 | 1 | Albuminuria Hyperpiesis CEdema | Normal | Forceps | 3rd day | 5 days | (b) Urinary infection Uterine infection | Manual rotation. Vaginal lacerations. |
21 | 16/12/35 | 20 | 1 | Normal | Normal | Normal | 4th day | 4 days | Undiagnosed | Perineal laceration. Heroes Labialis. |
22 | 10/12/35 | 23 | 1 | Normal | Normal | Normal | 6th day | 4 days | Influenzal Cold | |
23 | 23/12/35 | 36 | 2 | (a) Ante-partum haemorrhage | Prolonged 1st stage | Cesarean Section | — | — | (i) Manual removal of placenta. (ii) Herpes Labialis. | |
24 | 27/12/35 | 28 | 1 | (b) Hyperpiesis Normal | Prolonged 2nd stage | Forceps | 7th day | 9 days | Engorged Breasts | |
25 | 13/7/35 | 24 | 3 | No ante-natal supervision No records | Normal | Normal | 3rd day | — | Undiagnosed | |
26 | 24/8/35 | £7 | 1 | Prolonged | Forceps | 1st day | 32 days | Uterine infection | (a) Manual rotation. (b) Perineal laceration. | |
The maturity was 40 weeks in each case except Nos. 6 and 10 (38 weeks) and Nos. 14 and 17 (36 weeks). Cases 4, 5, 6, 9, 11_ 12, 13, |