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Walthamstow 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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INFANTS—STILLBIRTHS

Case No.Reg. No.First or later Pregnancy.Maternal Complication.Method of Delivery.Sex.Birth Weight.Recent.Macerated.Cause of Death.Post-Mortem Examination.
lb.oz.
11872FirstObstructed labourForcepsF.YesDifficult labourNot held.
21880ThirdLocked twinsF.„ „
318908ccondNilSpontaneousM.30Prematurity
41898FirstPersistent occipito posterior positionForcepsF.82Impacted shoulders
51953SecondHydramniosSpontaneousF.-YesAnencephaly
61965FirstNilAssisted breechF.70YesDifficult labour
72118SecondNilSpontaneous breechM.711-Placental insufficiencyNil found to account for death.
82191FirstUterine inertiaSpontaneousF.33PrematurityNot held.
92192Third„ „F.714Unknown
102309SecondFibroid of uterusM.214YesPrematurity
112407FirstNilM.96Unknown
122412Persistent occipito posterior positionManual rotation. ForcepsM.Prolapsed cord. Difficult labour-
132416FifteenthPersistent occipito posterior positionManual rotation. ForcepsM.915½Unknown
142467FirstPre eclampsiaSpontaneousF.34-YesMaternal toxaemia. Placental degenerationNot held.
152477SecondNilF.311-YesUnknown
162488NilM.714Yes-Asphyxia. Cord round neck very tight

Remarks:—Case No. 1. —Second twin.
,, 2.—Second twin.
,, 3.—28 weeks.
,, 5.—Previous miscarriage, 32 weeks.
,, 13.—Foetal heart sounds absent before delivery.