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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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FULL TERM (16 Cases). STILLBlRTHS.
| No. | Sex. | Method of Delivery. | Maternal Complications. | Cause of Death. | Recent or Macerated. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. | Spontaneous | Nil. | Unknown | Macerated | |
| 2 | M. | Spontaneous | Nil. | Hydrocephaly | Macerated | |
| 3 | M. | Extended breeth assisted | Nil. | Placental separatioh. Asphyxia. | Recent | |
| 4 | F. | Forceps | Nil. | Prolapse bf cord. | Recent | |
| 5 | F. | Spontaneous | Nil. | Unknown | Recent | |
| 6 | M. | Spontaneous | Nil. | Unknown | Macerated | |
| 7 | M. | Spontaneous | Nil. | Unknown | Macerated | |
| 5 | M. | Forceps | Nil. | Unknown | Recent | 8. No difficulty in forceps delivery. |
| 9 | M. | Forceps | Toxaemia | Toxaemia. Prolonged labour. | Recent | 9. Failed forceps from District emergency case. |
| 10 | M. | Spontaneous | Nil. | Unknown | Recent 4.. | 11. Gas and air administered during the delivery. There was restlessness and difficulty in controlling patient during the birth of the head. |
| 11 | M. | Extended breech assisted | Toxaemia | Toxaemia. Asphyxia. | Recent | |
| 12 | F. | Assisted | Nil. | Unknown | Macerated | 12. Vertex presentation. Impaction of shoulders. |
| 13 | F. | Spontaneous | Nil. | Anencephaly | Macerated | 14. Early rupture of membranes. Persistent occipito-posterior. Manual rotation. Impaction of shoulders. |
| 14 | F. | Forceps | Nil. | Delay in delivery of shoulders. Asphyxia. | Recent | |
| 15 | F. | Ccesarean section. | Toxemia | Toxaemia. | Recent | |
| 16 | F. | Forceps | Hyperpiesis Toxa?mia Ante-partum haemorrhage | prolonged labour. Toxaemia. | Recent | 16. Early rupture of membranes. Foetal heart-sounds absent in later part of first stage of labour. Persistent occipito-posterior. Manual rotation. |