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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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POST-PARTUM HAEMORRHAGE.
There were 12 cases of post-partum haemorrhage.
| No. of Cases. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Primiparae. | Multiparae. | All Cases. | |
| Vertex presentation | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Spontaneous delivery | |||
| Forceps | 1 | — | 1 |
| Twins | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | |
Percentage of cases—1.8%.
Manual removal of the placenta was performed 6 times for
post-partum haemorrhage.
There was one case of pyrexia following this operation.
There was one maternal death from shock following manual
removal of the placenta.