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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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| Reg. No. | Case No. | Gravida. | Age of Patient. | Maturity. | Condition on Admission. | Treatment. | Result. | Variety. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother. | Child. | ||||||||
| 1070 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 40 weeks | Good | Thymophysin for induction of labour | L. | L. | Marginal |
| 1164 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 32 „ | Good | Thymophysin. Scalp forceps | L. | L. | Infant lived six days |
| 1308 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 38 ,, | Good | Quinine and Thymophysin | L. | L. | |
Cases 1 and 3 were emergency admissions.
TREATMENT AND RESULT OF PERSISTENT POSTERIOR POSITION OF THE VERTEX.
| Method of Delivery. | Number of Cases. | All Cases. | Results. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primiparae. | Multiparae. | Mother. | Child. | ||||
| Spontaneous delivery Face to pubes | 5 | 3 | 8 | L. | L. | S.B. | I. D. |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | — | ||||
| Manual rotation— | |||||||
| Forceps delivery | 11 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 3 | — |
Foetal mortality, 13.6 per cent. Maternal mortality, nil.