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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It is of interest to note that in some cases a marked increase in weight due to an occult oedema may be the earliest sign of pregnancy toxaemia.
Booked. | Unbooked. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of patients admitted | 30 | 4 | 34 |
Number of these patients confined in the Home | 28 | 4 | 32 |
Number of infants (this includes two cases of twins) | 30 | 4 | 34 |
Number of stillbirths | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Foetal mortality | 3.3% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
Spontaneous | 24 | 2 | 26 |
Medical induction | 2 | — | 2 |
Surgical induction | 2 | 2 | 4 |