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Walthamstow 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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ABORTION.
Circular 1661.—The number of cases in which medical aid
notices were issued during 1937 by midwives in accordance with
Rule E of the Central Midwives Board was:—
Threatened abortion and miscarriage 3
Abortion and miscarriage 2
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
The number of cases notified during the last two years were:—
| Year. | Totals. | St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale En d. | Higham Hill. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| 1936 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Year. | Treated | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
| At Home | In Hospital | ||||||
| 1937 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| 1936 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 enteritis | |
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
During 1937, nine deaths associated with pregnancy and childbearing
were investigated for the completion of enquiry forms ; one
belonged to another area and is therefore excluded and two others
are assigned by the Registrar-General to other associated causes.
Particulars relating to the nine deaths are given in the accompanying
table.
The following table shows the maternal mortality rates for 1937 (calculated on six deaths):—
| Births Registered. | Deaths of Women due to Pregnancy and Child-Bearing. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALTHAMSTOW. | England and Wales. | ||||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis, (Heading 29 R.G. ) | Other Puerperal Causes. (Haading 30 R.G.) | Total. | Rates per 1,000 Births registered. | Rates per 1,000 Births registered. | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Puerperal Causes. | Total. | Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Puerperal Causes. | Total. | ||||
| Live, 1,675 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.38 | 1.1.9 | 3.57 | 0.97 | 2.26 | 3.23 |
| Live and Stillbirths, 1,735 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.30 | 1.15 | 3.45 | 0.94 | 2.17 | 3.11 |