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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Case No. | Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death, and Classification. | Age. | Ward. | Circumstances. | Pregnancy. | Ante-Natal Care. | Physical Condition. | Date of Confinement or Abortion. | Doctor called. | Admission to Hospital. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prev. | Duration of | Doctor. | Midwife. | ||||||||||
| 27.3.36 | Post-partum Shock following manual removal of retained placenta | 29 | H.H. | Comfortable | Nil | 40 weeks | Yes | Yes | Hyperpiesis | 27.3.36 | 27.3.36 | In Hospital | |
| 2 | 3.4.36 | Eclampsia | 41 | J. | Poor | 12 | 28 weeks ( ?) | Nil | Nil | Undelivered | 3.4.36 | 3.4.36 | |
| 3 | 14.7.36 | Puerperal Septicaemia. | 27 | H.E. | Poor | Nil | 40 weeks | Yes | Yes | 3.7.36 | 3.7.36 | In Hospital | |
Remarks:—1. Adherent placenta. Hyperpiesis considered to be a contributory cause of death.
2, General Practitioner called to see patient during a severe fit. Immediate removal to Hospital. Urine loaded with albumin. Death
in 5 hours.
3. Pyrexia up to 10 days before delivery. Normal labour. Lethargia following delivery. Bacteriological investigation negative.
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