Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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DEATHS DUE TO PREGENCY AND CHILD ???
Case No. | , Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death, and Classification. | Age. | Ward. | Circumstances. | Pregnancy. | Ante-Natal Care. | Physical Condition. | Date of Confine -ment or Abort ion. | Doctor called. | Admission to Hospital. | ||
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Prev. | Duration of | Doctor. | Midwife. | ||||||||||
1 | 7.1.37 | 1. Auricular Fibrillation | 26 | H.E. | Poor | Nil | 36 weeks ( ?) | Yes | Yes | Pre-existing heart disease | Caesarean Section 7.1.37 | 7.1.37 | 7.1.37 |
2. Mitral Stenosis | |||||||||||||
2 | 26. 1.37 | 1. Septic Bronchopneumonia | 21 | Hi. | Poor | 1 | 36 weeks ( ?) | Yes | Yes | Septic condition of mouth | 19.1.37 | 12.1.37 | 24.1.37 |
2. Puerperal Septicaemia | |||||||||||||
3 | 18.4.37 | 1. Puerperal Septicaemia | 39 | H.H. | Poor | 2 | 40 weeks | No | Yes | Fair | 31.3.37 | 31.3.37 | 31.3.37 |
2. Retained placenta | |||||||||||||
4 | 2.7.37 | 1. Obstetric shock due to prolonged labour | 30 | J. | Comfortable | Nil | 40 weeks | No | Yes | Good | 1.7.37 | 30.6.37 | 30.6.37 |
2. Acute pyelonephritis | |||||||||||||
28.7.37 | 1. Pulmonary Embolism due to | 42 | H.H. | Comfortable | 2 | 40 weeks | Yes | Yes | Fair | 14.7.37 | - | 11.7.37 | |
2. Thrombo-phlebitis of femoral and saphenous veins of left lower extremity | |||||||||||||
6 | 10.8.37 | 1. Pulmonary Embolus | 30 | W. | Comfortable | 2 | 40 weeks | Yes | Yes | Pre-existing disease. Contracted pelvis | 22.7.37 | - | 21.7.37 |
2. Local uterine sepsis | |||||||||||||
7 | 20.9.37 | 1. Acute intestinal obstruction due to | 23 | Ex. | Comfortable | Nil | 39 weeks | Yes | Yes | Good | 16.9.37 | - | 14.9.37 |
2. Paralytic Ileus and acute dilatation of stomach | |||||||||||||
3. Caesarean Section | |||||||||||||
8 | 31.10.37 | 1. Toxaemia and cardiac failure | 38 | W. | Poor | 5 | 38 weeks | Yes | Yes | Pre-existing disease | 16.10.37 | 15.10.37 | 16.10.37 |
2. Broncho-pneumonia due to acute bronchitis one week before confinement | |||||||||||||
9 | 26.12.37 | 1. General Peritonitis. | 39 | H.E. | Comfortable | 2 | 40 weeks | Yes | Yes | Good | 8.12.37 | 20.12.37 | 24.12.37 |
2. Puerperal endometritis |
Remarks:—Cases 2, 3, 5 and 9 are ascribed by the Registrar-General to Heading 29—Puerperal Sepsis. Cases 4 and 6 to Heading 30—
Other Puerperal Causes. Case 1 to Heart Disease, and Case 8 to Pneumonia. Case 7 is excluded as a non-resident.