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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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| Case No. | Reg. No. | First or later Pregnancy. | Maternal Complications. | Method of Delivery. | Sex. | Infant Birth Weight. | Recent or Macerated. | Cause of Death. | Post-mortem Examination. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbs. ozs. | |||||||||
| 1134 | First | Caesarean Section following failure in delivery by forceps | F. | 8 14 | Recent | Premature separation of part of placenta | Not held. | ||
| 2 | 1296 | „ | — | Spontaneous | M. | 8 1 | „ | „ „ | „ |
| 3 | 1690 | „ | — | „ | M. | 7 12½ | „ | „ „ | „ |
| 4 | 1005 | „ | — | Forceps | F. | Not weighed | „ | Prolonged labour | „ |
| 5 | 1012 | Second | — | Spontaneous | M. | Macerated | Unknown | „ | |
| 6 | 1257 | First | — | Forceps | M. | 7 12 | Recent | Prolonged labour | „ |
| 7 | 1745 | Fourth | — | Spontaneous after version | M. | Not weighed | „ | Shock after version. | „ |
| 8 | 1754 | Second | — | Forceps | M. | 10 9 | „ | ? Cerebral haemorrhage | „ |
| 9 | 1352 | First | — | Spontaneous | F. | Not weighed | „ | Congenital morbus cordis | Large patent foramen ovale. |
| 10 | 1642 | „ | — | „ | M. | „ | „ | Tumour of thymus gland | Held. |
| 11 | 1599 | „ | — | „ | F. | „ | „ | Anencephaly | „ |
| 12 | 1447 | „ | — | Assisted breech | M. | „" | „ | Multiple malformations | „ |
| 13 | 1061 | „ | — | Spontaneous | M. | „ | Unknown | Not held. | |
| 14 | 1414 | „ | — | " | M. | 7 0 | Macerated | Ante-partum haemorrhage | „ |
| 15 | 1746 | „ | Albuminuria. Hyperpiesis | Forceps | M. | 10 4 | Recent | Prolonged labour | „ |
Remarks-—Case 4. Foetal death during first stage.
Case 6. Foetal death during first stage.
Case 7. Labour: Prolapsed arm. Impacted shoulder.
Case 12. Delay in birth of head.