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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| Primigravidae. | Multigravidae. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of infants born | 372 | 277 | 649 | |||
| Total | per cent. | Total | per cent | Total | Der cent. | |
| Number of stillbirths:— | ||||||
| 5 | 1.34 | 5 | 1.8 | 10 | 1.5 | |
| 2 | 0.54 | 4 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.88 | |
| 7 | 1.88 | 9 | 3.2 | 16 | 2.38 | |
| Number of infant deaths:— | ||||||
| 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.36 | 4 | 0.62 | |
| (b) Premature | 5 | 1.34 | — | — | 5 | 0.84 |
| 8 | 2.14 | 1 | 0.36 | 9 | 1.46 | |
STILLBIRTHS.
Cause of Death.
Premature.
Prematurity 3
Maternal toxaemia; placental
degeneration 1
Anencephaly 1
Unknown 1
Total 6
Full Term.
Placental insufficiency 1
Asphyxia ; tight cord round
neck 1
Difficult labour 3
Prolapsed cord 1
Impacted shoulders 1
Unknown 3
Total 10
INFANT DEATHS.
Cause of Death.
Premature.
Prematurity 1
Respiratory failure and prematurity
3
Maternal eclampsia and prematurity
1
Total 5
Full Term.
Malformation of intestine 1
Congenital malformation of
heart 2
Atelectasis; bilateral
suprarenal haemorrhage 1
Total 4