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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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PRIMARY BREECH PRESENTATIONS.
| Beg. No. | Case No. | Gravida. | Age of Patient. | Maturity. | Arms. | Legs. | Method of Delivery. | Weight of Infant. | Result. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | C. | ||||||||||
| weeks. | lbs. | ozs. | |||||||||
| 1045 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 36 | Flexed | Extended | Spontaneous | 4 | 0 | L. | L. |
| 1054 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 38 | „ | Flexed | „ | 5 | 11 | L. | L. |
| 1063 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 40 | „ | Extended | „ | 6 | 6 | L. | L. |
| 1079 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 38 | „ | Flexed | „ | 5 | 15 | L. | L. |
| 1077 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 40 | „ | Extended | „ | 8 | 4 | L. | L. |
| 1147 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 38 | „ | Flexed | „ | 4 | 5 | L. | L. |
| 1237 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 40 | Extended | Extended | „ | 6 | 10 | L. | L. |
| 1238 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 38 | Flexed | Flexed | „ | 5 | 2 | L. | L. |
| 1241 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 40 | Extended | Extended | „ | 6 | 7 | L. | L. |
| 1301 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 40 | „ | „ | Legs and arras brought down | 6 | 0 | L. | L. |
| 1331 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 40 | Flexed | Flexed | Spontaneous | 5 | 10 | L. | L. |
| 1398 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 40 | „ | Extended | „ | 6 | 6 | L. | L. |
| 1417 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 40 | One arm extended | Flexed | Assisted | 5 | 11¼ | L. | L. |
| 1416 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 40 | Flexed | Extended | Spontaneous | 6 | 6 | L. | L. |
| 1427 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 40 | „ | Flexed | „ | 8 | 13 | L. | L. |
| 1437 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 40 | Extended | Extended | „ | 8 | 4 | L. | L. |
| 1436 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 40 | Flexed | Flexed | „ | 7 | 5 | L. | L. |
| *1447 | 18 | 1 | 40 | 40 | Extended | Extended | Assisted | Not weighed | L. | S.B. | |
| 1790 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 40 | Flexed | „ | Spontaneous | 6 | 0 | L. | L. |
| 1469 | 20 | 2 | 35 | 40 | „ | Flexed | „ | 6 | 15 | L. | L. |
| 1744 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 38 | „ | Extended | „ | 6 | 0 | L. | L. |
| 1737 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 40 | Extended | „ | Assisted | 8 | 4 | L. | L. |
| 1659 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 40 | „ | „ | „ | 7 | 4 | L. | L. |
| 1653 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 40 | Flexed | Flexed | Spontaneous | 7 | 9 | L. | L. |
| 1639 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 40 | „ | Extended | „ | 6 | 8 | L. | L. |
| 1604 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 40 | „ | Flexed | „ | 9 | 9 | L. | L. |
| 1557 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 40 | „ | „ | „ | 6 | 11 | L. | L. |
| 1454 | 28 | 2 | 27 | 40 | „ | „ | „ | 8 | 4 | L. | L. |
| 1531 | 29 | 1 | 24 | 36 | Extended | Extended | „ | 3 | 7 | L. | L. |
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* Delay in birth of head. Multiple malformations.