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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. | Ante-Natal Conditions. | Type of Labour. | Method of Delivery. | Onset of Pyrexia. | Duration of Pyrexia. | Cause. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1442 | 17 | 1 | 27 | Tonsillitis in late pregnancy. | Normal | Spontaneous | 2nd day | — | -- |
| 1440 | 18 | 2 | 32 | Albuminuria | ,, | ,, | 4th ,, | — | |
| (b) Urinary infection. | |||||||||
| 1460 | 19 | 2 | 20 | Satisfactory | ,, | ,, | 3rd ,, | 5 days | Very mild uterine infection. |
| 1549 | 20 | 1 | 23 | ,, | ,, | 5th ,, | 24 hours | ,, ,, ,, ,, | |
| 1547 | 21 | 1 | 25 | ,, | ,, | 7th ,, | 36 ,, | Non-suppurative mastitis. | |
| 1605 | 22 | 1 | 28 | Albuminuria Hyperpiesis Oedema. | Prolonged | ,, | 5th ,, | - | Anaerobic streptococcal infection of blood and urine. |
| 1626 | 23 | 1 | 22 | Pulmonary tuberculosis. | Normal | ,, | 3rd ,, | — | Pulmonary tuberculosis. |
| 1663 | 24 | 1 | 31 | Satisfactory | ,, ,, | ,, | 10th ,, | 3 days | Undiagnosed. |
| 1680 | 25 | 5 | 29 | Pre-eclamptic toxaemia | Ante-Partum haemorrhage. | ,, | 1st ,, | 11 ,, | Urinary infection. |
Remarks.
Case 2.—Infant born at home. Admitted on sixth day
because booked for Maternity Home. Manual
removal of placenta.
,, 5.—Transferred.
,, 12.—Transferred. Emergency admission.
,, 16.—Transferred.
,, 17.—Transferred. Patient died one week later.
Remarks.
Case 18.—Transferred.
,, 19.—Transferred.
,, 22.—Transferred. Twins. Manual removal of
placenta.
,, 23.—Sent home under care of own doctor. Later
transferred to sanatorium where she subsequently
died.
,, 25.—Emergency admission.