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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TWINS.
Number of cases, 5—Primiparae, 4; Multiparae, 1.
Of the 10 infants, one was stillborn and two died within a few hours of birth.
Two of the cases were complicated by albuminuria and hyperpiesis during pregnancy.
Reg. No. | Case No. | Age of Patient. | Gravida. | Maturity. | Presentation and Position. | Sex. | Weight. | Type. | Result. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st. | 2nd. | 1st. | 2nd. | 1st. | 2nd. | Mother. | Infa | nts. | ||||||||
weeks. | lbs. | ozs. | lbs. | ozs. | 1st. | 2nd. | ||||||||||
1228 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 38 | V.R.O.P. | V.L.O.A. | F. | F. | Not weighed | 4 | 11 | Uniovular | L. | S.B. | L. | |
1426 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 40 | B.R.S.A. | B.R.S.A. | F. | M. | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | Binovular | L. | L. | L. |
1478 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 40 | V.L.O.A. | B.R.S.P. | M. | M. | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | Uniovular | L. | L. | L. |
1539 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 30 | V. R.O.A. | V.L.O.A. | F. | F. | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | Uniovular | L. | I.D. | I.D. |
1605 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 28 | V. L.O.A. | V.L.O.P. | M. | F. | 4 | 15$ | 4 | 8$ | Binovular | L. | L. | L. |
Remarks—Case 1. Puerperal pyrexia.
Case 2. Puerperal pyrexia.
Case 5. (a) Manual removal of placenta. (6) Puerperal pyrexia.
Reg. No. | Age of Patient. | Gravida. | Indication. | Duration of Labour. | Weight of Infant. | Result. | Remarks. | |||
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1st stage. | 2nd stage. | 3rd stage. | Mother. | Child. | ||||||
1134 | 24 | Disproportion | hours. 48 + | — | — | lbs. ozs. 8 14¼ | L. | S.B. | Failed forceps. Puerperal pyrexia. |