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Walthamstow 1937

[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.
Prev.Duration ofDoctor.Midwife.
17.1.371. Auricular Fibrillation26H.E.PoorNil36 weeks ( ?)YesYesPre-existing heart diseaseCaesarean Section 7.1.377.1.377.1.37
2. Mitral Stenosis
226. 1.371. Septic Bronchopneumonia21Hi.Poor136 weeks ( ?)YesYesSeptic condition of mouth19.1.3712.1.3724.1.37
2. Puerperal Septicaemia
318.4.371. Puerperal Septicaemia39H.H.Poor240 weeksNoYesFair31.3.3731.3.3731.3.37
2. Retained placenta
42.7.371. Obstetric shock due to prolonged labour30J.ComfortableNil40 weeksNoYesGood1.7.3730.6.3730.6.37
2. Acute pyelonephritis
528.7.371. Pulmonary Embolism due to42H.H.Comfortable240 weeksYesYesFair14.7.37-11.7.37
2. Thrombo-phlebitis of femoral and saphenous veins of left lower extremity
610.8.371. Pulmonary Embolus30W.Comfortable240 weeksYesYesPre-existing disease. Contracted pelvis22.7.37-21.7.37
2. Local uterine sepsis
720.9.371. Acute intestinal obstruction due to23Ex.ComfortableNil39 weeksYesYesGood16.9.37-14.9.37
2. Paralytic Ileus and acute dilatation of stomach
3. Caesarean Section
831.10.371. Toxaemia and cardiac failure38W.Poor538 weeksYesYesPre-existing disease16.10.3715.10.3716.10.37
2. Broncho-pneumonia due to acute bronchitis one week before confinement
926.12.371. General Peritonitis.39H.E.Comfortable240 weeksYesYesGood8.12.3720.12.3724.12.37
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.