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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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| Case No. | Reg. No. | First or later Pregnancy. | Maternal Complication. | Method of Delivery. | Sex. | Birth Weight. | Cause of Death. | Post-mortem Examination. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lb. | oz. | ||||||||
| 1 | 2220 | First | Nil | Spontaneous | M. | 3 | 5 | Prematurity | Not held. |
| 2 | 1923 | „ | Eclampsia | „ | F. | 3 | „ | „ | |
| 3 | 2191 | „ | Uterine inertia | Forceps | F. | 3 | 15 | Respiratory failure. Prematurity | „ |
| 4 | 1853 | „ | Nil | Spontaneous | F. | 4 | 0 | „ „ „ | „ |
| 5 | 2507 | „ | „ | „ | F. | 3 | 9½ | „ „ „ | „ |
| 6 | 2310 | Third | „ | „ | M. | 0 | 12 | Malformation of intestine | Held. |
| 7 | 2437 | First | „ | „ | M. | 7 | 12 | Congenital malformation of heart | „ |
| 8 | 2440 | „ | „ | Persistent occipito posterior position. Caesarean Section | F. | - | „ „ „ | „ | |
| 9 | 2495 | „ | „ | - | M. | 8 | 12 | Atelectasis. Bilateral suprarenal haemorrhage | „ |