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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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(Including relative disproportion between the pelvis and the foetal head.) Number of Cases 12 Number of Stillbirths and Infant Deaths 1 Foetal Mortality 8.3% Maternal Mortality Nil
| Reg No. | Case No. | Gravida. | Age of Patient. | Method of Delivery. | Duration of Labour. | Weight of infent | Result M.C. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Stage | 2nd Stage | 3rd Stage | ||||||||||||
| h | m | h | m | h | m | lb. | oz. | |||||||
| 1134 | 1 | 1 | 24 | Caesarean Section | 48 | + | - | - | 8 | 144 | L. | S.B. | ||
| 1168 | 2 | 1 | 29 | Forceps | 15 | 50 | ?4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | L. | L. |
| 1288 | 3 | 2 | 33 | Manual rotation. Forceps | 33 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | L. | L. |
| 1209 | 4 | 1 | 33 | Forceps | 44 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | L. | L. |
| 1234 | 5 | 1 | 28 | Forceps | 10 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 11 | L. | L. |
| 1337 | 6 | 1 | 30 | F orceps | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | L. | L. |
| 1568 | 7 | 1 | 28 | Manual rotation. Forceps | - | - | - | - | 0 | 15 | 7 | 15 | L. | L. |
| 1404 | 8 | 1 | 28 | Forceps | 23 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 10 | L. | L. |
| 1456 | 9 | 1 | 23 | Manual rotation. Forceps | - | - | 3 | 50 + | 0 | 15 | 8 | 14 | L. | L. |
| 1487 | 10 | 1 | 30 | Spontaneous | 61 | 55 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 0 | L. | L. |
| 1567 | 11 | 1 | 27 | Spontaneous | 12 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | L. | L. |
| 1569 | 12 | 1 | 22 | Forceps | 18 | 45 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 4 | L. | L. |
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Remarks.
Case 1.—Failed forceps. Puerperal Pyrexia.
,, 2.—Infant: long moulded head.
,, 3.—Infant: very moulded head. Weighed on sixth
day. Persistent occipito posterior.
,, 4.—Infant very moulded head.
,, 5.—Weighed on third day.
Remarks.
Case 6.—Infant: very moulded head.
,, 7.—Persistent occipito posterior position.
,, 9.—Persistent occipito posterior position.
,, 10.—Emergency admission.
,, 11.—Infant: very moulded head.